i3-350M vs A4 PRO-7300B

Primary details

Comparing A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-350M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2515	2716
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	1.34	1.84
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	August 2014 (10 years ago)	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$130

Detailed specifications

A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-350M basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.26 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	0.27 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	no data	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	17
L1 cache	96 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,303 million	382+177 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-350M compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FM2	BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-350M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-350M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-350M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-350M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Number of pipelines	192	no data
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-350M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	2
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-350M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-350M.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.92	0.68
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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