AMD A10-7870K vs Intel Core i3-3210

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AMD A10-7870K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-3210
AMD A10-7870K Intel Core i3-3210

CPU comparison

AMD A10-7870K or Intel Core i3-3210 - 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 A10-7870K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-7870K was released in Q2/2015.

The Intel Core i3-3210 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3210 was released in Q1/2013.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD A10-7000 (7) CPU group Intel Core i 3000 (31)
4 Generation 3
Kaveri (Steamroller) Architecture Ivy Bridge S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A10-7870K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A10-7870K is 3.90 GHz (4.10 GHz) while the Intel Core i3-3210 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-3210 is at 3.20 GHz.
AMD A10-7870K Characteristic Intel Core i3-3210
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.90 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
4.10 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 A10-7870K Characteristic Intel Core i3-3210
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A10-7870K or Intel Core i3-3210 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
0.86 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
6 GPU Generation 7
28 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
8 Compute units 6
512 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 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 R7 - 512 (Kaveri) GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
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 A10-7870K can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-3210 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
AMD A10-7870K Characteristic Intel Core i3-3210
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
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A10-7870K is 95 W, while the Intel Core i3-3210 has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD A10-7870K Characteristic Intel Core i3-3210
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A10-7870K is manufactured in 28 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-3210 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
AMD A10-7870K Characteristic Intel Core i3-3210
28 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 LGA 1155
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2015 Release date Q1/2013
135 $ Release price 117 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-7870K (72%)
Intel Core i3-3210 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-7870K (96%)
Intel Core i3-3210 (77%)

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 A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
526 (84%)
Intel Core i3-3210 Intel Core i3-3210
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
629 (100%)

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 A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
1603 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3210 Intel Core i3-3210
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1328 (83%)

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 A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.86 GHz
887 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3210 Intel Core i3-3210
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz
101 (11%)

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 A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
4682 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3210 Intel Core i3-3210
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
2197 (47%)

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 A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
66 (60%)
Intel Core i3-3210 Intel Core i3-3210
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
110 (100%)

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 A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
250 (89%)
Intel Core i3-3210 Intel Core i3-3210
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
282 (100%)

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 A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3210 Intel Core i3-3210
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
522 (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 A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3210 Intel Core i3-3210
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1113 (100%)

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 A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3210 Intel Core i3-3210
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
785 (100%)

Devices using this processor
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