Intel Core i3-4330 vs AMD A4-3330MX

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-4330 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A4-3330MX
Intel Core i3-4330 AMD A4-3330MX

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-4330 or AMD A4-3330MX - 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 Intel Core i3-4330 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4330 was released in Q3/2013.

The AMD A4-3330MX has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-3330MX was released in Q4/2011.
Intel Core i3 (202) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 4000 (64) CPU group AMD A4-3000M (5)
4 Generation 1
Haswell S Architecture Llano (K10)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-4330 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-4330 is 3.50 GHz while the AMD A4-3330MX has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-3330MX is at 2.20 GHz (2.60 GHz).

Intel Core i3-4330 Characteristic AMD A4-3330MX
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.50 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 GHz

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.

Intel Core i3-4330 Characteristic AMD A4-3330MX
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-4330 or AMD A4-3330MX 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.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6480G
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.44 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation 3
22 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
20 Compute units 3
160 Shader 240
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 11

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.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6480G
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-4330 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD A4-3330MX supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Core i3-4330 Characteristic AMD A4-3330MX
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-4330 is 54 W, while the AMD A4-3330MX has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-4330 Characteristic AMD A4-3330MX
54 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-4330 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD A4-3330MX is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-4330 Characteristic AMD A4-3330MX
22 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 1150 Socket FS1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2013 Release date Q4/2011
147 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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.
Intel Core i3-4330 Intel Core i3-4330
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
805 (100%)
AMD A4-3330MX AMD A4-3330MX
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
263 (33%)

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.
Intel Core i3-4330 Intel Core i3-4330
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1744 (100%)
AMD A4-3330MX AMD A4-3330MX
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
496 (28%)

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.
Intel Core i3-4330 Intel Core i3-4330
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (100%)
AMD A4-3330MX AMD A4-3330MX
AMD Radeon HD 6480G @ 0.44 GHz
213 (58%)

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.
Intel Core i3-4330 Intel Core i3-4330
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3550 (100%)
AMD A4-3330MX AMD A4-3330MX
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
1343 (38%)

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.
Intel Core i3-4330 Intel Core i3-4330
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1076 (100%)
AMD A4-3330MX AMD A4-3330MX
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i3-4330 Intel Core i3-4330
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2179 (100%)
AMD A4-3330MX AMD A4-3330MX
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i3-4330 Intel Core i3-4330
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
953 (100%)
AMD A4-3330MX AMD A4-3330MX
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i3-4330 Intel Core i3-4330
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-3330MX AMD A4-3330MX
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
205 (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.
Intel Core i3-4330 Intel Core i3-4330
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
137 (100%)
AMD A4-3330MX AMD A4-3330MX
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i3-4330 Intel Core i3-4330
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
351 (100%)
AMD A4-3330MX AMD A4-3330MX
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-4330 AMD A4-3330MX
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