Core i7-3517UE vs Pro A10-8700B

Primary details

Comparing Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-3517UE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2081	2031
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Carrizo	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	3 June 2015 (8 years ago)	3 June 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$326	no data

Detailed specifications

Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-3517UE 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	1.8 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	118 mm2
Number of transistors	3100 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-3517UE 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	no data	1
Socket	FP4	Intel BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	12 - 35 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-3517UE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	no data
AES-NI	1	+
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	AVX	+
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
RAID	+	no data
HSA	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+

Security technologies

Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-3517UE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-3517UE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-3517UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L-2133	unknown Dual-channel
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	Intel HD 4000
iGPU core count	6	no data
Number of pipelines	384	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-3517UE integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-3517UE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-3517UE.

PCIe version

3.0

no 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.

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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.

Core i7-3517UE outperforms Pro A10-8700B by 5% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.43	1.50
Recency	3 June 2015	3 June 2012
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	17 Watt

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