AMD A10-6800K vs Intel Core i3-3217U

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A10-6800K		Intel Core i3-3217U
CPU comparison AMD A10-6800K or Intel Core i3-3217U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD A10-6800K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-6800K was released in Q2/2013. The Intel Core i3-3217U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3217U was released in Q2/2012.

AMD A (112)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD A10-6000 (4)	CPU group	Intel Core i 3000U (12)
3	Generation	3
Richland (Piledriver)	Architecture	Ivy Bridge U
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD A10-6800K is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 4.10 GHz (4.40 GHz). The Intel Core i3-3217U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz.
AMD A10-6800K	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3217U
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
4.10 GHz	Frequency	1.80 GHz
4.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
4.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD A10-6800K	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3217U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon HD 8670D	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 4000
0.84 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
5	GPU Generation	7
32 nm	Technology	22 nm
2	Max. displays	3
6	Compute units	16
384	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
11.2	DirectX Version	11.0

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon HD 8670D	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 4000
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The AMD A10-6800K supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3217U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD A10-6800K	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3217U
DDR3-2133	Memory	DDR3-1600
	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
34.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
--	PCIe version	2.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A10-6800K has a TDP of 100 W, that of the Intel Core i3-3217U is 17 W.
AMD A10-6800K	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3217U
100 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	17 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The AMD A10-6800K has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-3217U cache has a total of 3.00 MB.
AMD A10-6800K	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3217U
32 nm	Technology	22 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
FM2	Socket	BGA 1023
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2013	Release date	Q2/2012
120 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD A10-6800K (100%)

Intel Core i3-3217U (77%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD A10-6800K (100%)

Intel Core i3-3217U (48%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-6800K 4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz	541 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	370 (68%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-6800K 4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz	1501 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	860 (57%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD A10-6800K AMD Radeon HD 8670D @ 0.84 GHz	648 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz	282 (43%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD A10-6800K 4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz	5014 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	1207 (24%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD A10-6800K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	813 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	439 (54%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-6800K 4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz	74 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	64 (86%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-6800K 4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz	272 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	153 (56%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD A10-6800K 4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	318 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD A10-6800K 4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	664 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD A10-6800K 4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz	309.5 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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