AMD E2-3300M vs Intel Core i3-4100U

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AMD E2-3300M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-4100U
AMD E2-3300M Intel Core i3-4100U

CPU comparison

AMD E2-3300M or Intel Core i3-4100U - 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 E2-3300M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD E2-3300M was released in Q3/2011.

The Intel Core i3-4100U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4100U was released in Q3/2013.
AMD E (23) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD E2-3000 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 4000U (26)
3 Generation 4
Llano (K10) Architecture Haswell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD E2-3300M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD E2-3300M is 1.80 GHz (2.20 GHz) while the Intel Core i3-4100U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-4100U is at 1.80 GHz.
AMD E2-3300M Characteristic Intel Core i3-4100U
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
2.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.20 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 E2-3300M Characteristic Intel Core i3-4100U
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Internal Graphics

The AMD E2-3300M or Intel Core i3-4100U 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 4400
0.44 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
3 GPU Generation 7.5
32 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
3 Compute units 20
240 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.1

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 4400
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 E2-3300M can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 10.6 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-4100U supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
AMD E2-3300M Characteristic Intel Core i3-4100U
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-1600, DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 16 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
10.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD E2-3300M is 35 W, while the Intel Core i3-4100U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD E2-3300M Characteristic Intel Core i3-4100U
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
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-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD E2-3300M is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-4100U is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
AMD E2-3300M Characteristic Intel Core i3-4100U
28 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, AVX2
FS1 Socket BGA 1168
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2011 Release date Q3/2013
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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 E2-3300M AMD E2-3300M
AMD Radeon HD 6480G @ 0.44 GHz
213 (67%)
Intel Core i3-4100U Intel Core i3-4100U
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.00 GHz
320 (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 E2-3300M AMD E2-3300M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4100U Intel Core i3-4100U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
432 (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 E2-3300M AMD E2-3300M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4100U Intel Core i3-4100U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
993 (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 E2-3300M AMD E2-3300M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4100U Intel Core i3-4100U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
1711 (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 E2-3300M AMD E2-3300M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4100U Intel Core i3-4100U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
73 (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 E2-3300M AMD E2-3300M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4100U Intel Core i3-4100U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
184 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD E2-3300M Intel Core i3-4100U
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