AMD A4-3300M vs Intel Pentium N3530

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AMD A4-3300M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium N3530
AMD A4-3300M Intel Pentium N3530

CPU comparison

AMD A4-3300M or Intel Pentium N3530 - 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 A4-3300M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-3300M was released in Q2/2011.

The Intel Pentium N3530 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.58 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium N3530 was released in Q1/2014.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD A4-3000M (5) CPU group Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6)
1 Generation 6
Llano (K10) Architecture Bay Trail
Notebook Segment Desktop
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-3300M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-3300M is 1.90 GHz (2.50 GHz) while the Intel Pentium N3530 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium N3530 is at 2.16 GHz (2.58 GHz).

AMD A4-3300M Characteristic Intel Pentium N3530
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz Frequency 2.16 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.58 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.58 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD A4-3300M Characteristic Intel Pentium N3530
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A4-3300M or Intel Pentium N3530 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 HD 6480G GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.44 GHz GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
3 GPU Generation 7
32 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 2
3 Compute units 4
240 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.2

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 6480G GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
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 A4-3300M can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Pentium N3530 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

AMD A4-3300M Characteristic Intel Pentium N3530
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 4
-- PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A4-3300M is 35 W, while the Intel Pentium N3530 has a TDP of 7.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A4-3300M Characteristic Intel Pentium N3530
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD A4-3300M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium N3530 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

AMD A4-3300M Characteristic Intel Pentium N3530
32 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FS1 Socket BGA 1170
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI No
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2011 Release date Q1/2014
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Average performance in benchmarks

Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-3300M (100%)
Intel Pentium N3530 (99%)
Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-3300M (78%)
Intel Pentium N3530 (98%)

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 A4-3300M AMD A4-3300M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
257 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
254 (99%)

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 A4-3300M AMD A4-3300M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
467 (56%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
830 (100%)

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 A4-3300M AMD A4-3300M
AMD Radeon HD 6480G @ 0.44 GHz
213 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.90 GHz
57 (27%)

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 A4-3300M AMD A4-3300M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
1242 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
1190 (96%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
AMD A4-3300M AMD A4-3300M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
195 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
AMD A4-3300M AMD A4-3300M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
608 (100%)

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 A4-3300M AMD A4-3300M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
40 (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 A4-3300M AMD A4-3300M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
148 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A4-3300M Intel Pentium N3530
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