Intel Core i3-7020U vs AMD A10-9620P

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-7020U		AMD A10-9620P
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-7020U or AMD A10-9620P - 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 i3-7020U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-7020U was released in Q3/2018. The AMD A10-9620P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-9620P was released in Q4/2016.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 7000U (18)	CPU group	AMD A10-9600 (2)
7	Generation	6
Kaby Lake U	Architecture	Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-7020U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The AMD A10-9620P has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz).
Intel Core i3-7020U	Characteristic	AMD A10-9620P
2	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.30 GHz	Frequency	2.50 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.40 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.70 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 i3-7020U	Characteristic	AMD A10-9620P
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics 620	GPU	AMD Radeon R5 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.76 GHz
1.00 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9.5	GPU Generation	6
14 nm	Technology	28 nm
3	Max. displays	2
24	Compute units	5
192	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	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.
Intel HD Graphics 620	GPU	AMD Radeon R5 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-7020U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-9620P can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-7020U	Characteristic	AMD A10-9620P
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133	Memory	DDR4-1866
32 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	29.9 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	2.00 MB
3.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
12	PCIe lanes	8
11.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	7.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-7020U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD A10-9620P is 15 W.
Intel Core i3-7020U	Characteristic	AMD A10-9620P
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	90 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i3-7020U has a 3.00 MB cache, while the AMD A10-9620P cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
Intel Core i3-7020U	Characteristic	AMD A10-9620P
14 nm	Technology	28 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
BGA 1356	Socket	FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q3/2018	Release date	Q4/2016
281 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-7020U (100%)

AMD A10-9620P (83%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-7020U (100%)

AMD A10-9620P (97%)

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 i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	571 (100%)
	AMD A10-9620P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	485 (85%)

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 i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1327 (100%)
	AMD A10-9620P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1239 (93%)

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 i3-7020U Intel HD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz	384 (66%)
	AMD A10-9620P AMD Radeon R5 - 384 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz	579 (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 i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	94 (100%)
	AMD A10-9620P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	76 (81%)

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 i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	227 (100%)
	AMD A10-9620P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	226 (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.


	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	828 (100%)
	AMD A10-9620P 4C 4T @ 3.40 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 i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1670 (100%)
	AMD A10-9620P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	2568 (100%)
	AMD A10-9620P 4C 4T @ 2.70 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 i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1411.2 (100%)
	AMD A10-9620P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	212 (100%)
	AMD A10-9620P 4C 4T @ 2.70 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 i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	640 (100%)
	AMD A10-9620P 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i3-7020U	AMD A10-9620P
Dell Inspiron 14 3481 HP 250 G7 Medion Akoya E15403 Lenovo V130-15IKB Acer Aspire 3 (A315-54K-34G9)	Unknown

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