AMD A4-3330MX vs Intel Core i3-7020U

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A4-3330MX		Intel Core i3-7020U
CPU comparison AMD A4-3330MX or Intel Core i3-7020U - 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 A4-3330MX has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-3330MX was released in Q4/2011. The Intel Core i3-7020U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-7020U was released in Q3/2018.

AMD A (112)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD A4-3000M (5)	CPU group	Intel Core i 7000U (18)
1	Generation	7
Llano (K10)	Architecture	Kaby Lake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD A4-3330MX has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-3330MX is 2.20 GHz (2.60 GHz) while the Intel Core i3-7020U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-7020U is at 2.30 GHz.
AMD A4-3330MX	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-7020U
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
2.20 GHz	Frequency	2.30 GHz
2.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
2.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--


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 A4-3330MX	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-7020U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The AMD A4-3330MX or Intel Core i3-7020U 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 620
0.44 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.00 GHz
3	GPU Generation	9.5
32 nm	Technology	14 nm
2	Max. displays	3
3	Compute units	24
240	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
1 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
11	DirectX Version	12

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 620
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD A4-3330MX can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-7020U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.
AMD A4-3330MX	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-7020U
DDR3-1600	Memory	LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133
	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	12
--	PCIe Bandwidth	11.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A4-3330MX is 45 W, while the Intel Core i3-7020U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD A4-3330MX	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-7020U
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD A4-3330MX is manufactured in 32 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-7020U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

AMD A4-3330MX	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-7020U
32 nm	Technology	14 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FS1	Socket	BGA 1356
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2011	Release date	Q3/2018
--	Release price	281 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD A4-3330MX (46%)

Intel Core i3-7020U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD A4-3330MX (40%)

Intel Core i3-7020U (100%)

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 A4-3330MX 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	263 (46%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	571 (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 A4-3330MX 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	496 (37%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1327 (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 A4-3330MX AMD Radeon HD 6480G @ 0.44 GHz	213 (55%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U Intel HD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz	384 (100%)

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 A4-3330MX 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	1343 (52%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	2568 (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 A4-3330MX 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	205 (32%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	640 (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 A4-3330MX 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	828 (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 A4-3330MX 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1670 (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 A4-3330MX 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1411.2 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 A4-3330MX 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	212 (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 A4-3330MX 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	94 (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 A4-3330MX 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	227 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD A4-3330MX	Intel Core i3-7020U
Unknown	Dell Inspiron 14 3481 HP 250 G7 Medion Akoya E15403 Lenovo V130-15IKB Acer Aspire 3 (A315-54K-34G9)

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