i3-3120ME vs A6-6310

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2622not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency2.68no data
DesignerAMDIntel
ManufacturerGlobalFoundriesIntel
Architecture codenameBeema (2014)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date29 April 2014 (11 years ago)1 August 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-6310 and Core i3-3120ME 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Die size107 mm2118 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)60 °Cno data
Number of transistors930 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-6310 and Core i3-3120ME 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
SocketFT3bIntel BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6310 and Core i3-3120ME. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXno data
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVX++
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6310 and Core i3-3120ME are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6310 and Core i3-3120ME. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1865unknown Dual-channel
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R4 GraphicsIntel HD 4000
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6310 and Core i3-3120ME integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6310 and Core i3-3120ME integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6310 and Core i3-3120ME.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 April 2014 1 August 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

A6-6310 has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

i3-3120ME, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between AMD A6-6310 and Intel Core i3-3120ME. We've got no test results to judge.

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