A4-5300B vs i3-330M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-330M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.67

A4-5300B outperforms Core i3-330M by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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i3-330M i3-330M
A4-5300B A4-5300B

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-330M and A4-5300B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27472615
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiency1.751.14
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)2 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-330M and A4-5300B 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.13 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed0.03 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier16no data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size81+114 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGAno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistors382 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-330M and A4-5300B 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketBGA1288,PGA988FM2
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-330M and A4-5300B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
FMA+-
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
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-330M and A4-5300B 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 Core i3-330M and A4-5300B are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-330M and A4-5300B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon HD 7480D
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency667 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-330M and A4-5300B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-330M and A4-5300B.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

i3-330M 0.67
A4-5300B 0.81
+20.9%

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.

i3-330M 1024
A4-5300B 1243
+21.4%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i3-330M 271
A4-5300B 383
+41.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i3-330M 565
+9.7%
A4-5300B 515

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.67 0.81
Recency 7 January 2010 2 October 2012
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

i3-330M has 100% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

A4-5300B, on the other hand, has a 20.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

The A4-5300B is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-330M in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i3-330M is a notebook processor while A4-5300B is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-330M and A4-5300B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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