i3-380M vs A4 PRO-7300B

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Aggregate performance score

A4 PRO-7300B
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.95
+21.8%

A4 PRO-7300B outperforms i3-380M by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-380M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24852613
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release dateAugust 2014 (10 years ago)26 October 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$49

Detailed specifications

A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-380M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.53 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz0.53 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data19
L1 cache96 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °C90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,303 million382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-380M 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-380M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA++
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-380M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-380M are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-380M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8470DIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Number of pipelines192no data
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-380M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-380M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-380M.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

A4 PRO-7300B 0.95
+21.8%
i3-380M 0.78

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A4 PRO-7300B 1458
+21.5%
i3-380M 1200

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.95 0.78
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

A4 PRO-7300B has a 21.8% higher aggregate performance score.

i3-380M, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The A4 PRO-7300B is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-380M in performance tests.

Note that A4 PRO-7300B is a desktop processor while Core i3-380M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4 PRO-7300B and Core i3-380M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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