Core i3-3217UE vs A8-4555M

Place in performance ranking	2425	2417
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Architecture codename	Trinity (2012−2013)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	27 September 2012 (11 years ago)	1 August 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$9.49	no data

Detailed Specifications

A8-4555M and Core i3-3217UE 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.6 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB (shared)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	246 mm²	118 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-4555M and Core i3-3217UE 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
Socket	FP2	Intel BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4555M and Core i3-3217UE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4555M and Core i3-3217UE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4555M and Core i3-3217UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

unknown Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 7600G

Intel HD 4000

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.

A8-4555M 0.85

i3-3217UE 0.87
+2.4%

Core i3-3217UE outperforms A8-4555M by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A8-4555M 1341

i3-3217UE 1362
+1.6%

Core i3-3217UE outperforms A8-4555M by 2% in Passmark.