Intel Core i5-3437U vs AMD 3015e

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-3437U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD 3015e
Intel Core i5-3437U AMD 3015e

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-3437U or AMD 3015e - 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 i5-3437U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3437U was released in Q1/2013.

The AMD 3015e has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD 3015e was released in Q3/2020.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD E (23)
Intel Core i 3000U (12) CPU group AMD 3000e/Ce (3)
3 Generation 4
Ivy Bridge U Architecture Dali (Zen)
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3437U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-3437U is 1.90 GHz (2.90 GHz) while the AMD 3015e has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD 3015e is at 1.20 GHz (2.30 GHz).
Intel Core i5-3437U Characteristic AMD 3015e
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 1.60 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 i5-3437U Characteristic AMD 3015e
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Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-3437U or AMD 3015e 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 4000 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation 8
22 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
16 Compute units 3
128 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.0 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 4000 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-3437U can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD 3015e supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.
Intel Core i5-3437U Characteristic AMD 3015e
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
3.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 12
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-3437U is 17 W, while the AMD 3015e has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i5-3437U Characteristic AMD 3015e
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
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105 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3437U is manufactured in 22 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The AMD 3015e is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 5.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i5-3437U Characteristic AMD 3015e
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1023 Socket FT5
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2013 Release date Q3/2020
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3437U (100%)
AMD 3015e (87%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3437U (100%)
AMD 3015e (75%)

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 i5-3437U Intel Core i5-3437U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
610 (100%)
AMD 3015e AMD 3015e
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
528 (87%)

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 i5-3437U Intel Core i5-3437U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1305 (100%)
AMD 3015e AMD 3015e
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
974 (75%)

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 i5-3437U Intel Core i5-3437U
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.20 GHz
307 (100%)
AMD 3015e AMD 3015e
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 0.60 GHz
230 (75%)

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 i5-3437U Intel Core i5-3437U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
484 (100%)
AMD 3015e AMD 3015e
2C 4T @ 2.30 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 i5-3437U Intel Core i5-3437U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1096 (100%)
AMD 3015e AMD 3015e
2C 4T @ 1.60 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 i5-3437U Intel Core i5-3437U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
2294 (100%)
AMD 3015e AMD 3015e
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-3437U Intel Core i5-3437U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
99 (100%)
AMD 3015e AMD 3015e
2C 4T @ 2.30 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 i5-3437U Intel Core i5-3437U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
223 (100%)
AMD 3015e AMD 3015e
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i5-3437U AMD 3015e
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