AMD A10-4600M vs Intel Core i7-3770K

Mini Review

AMD A10-4600M advantages

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This microprocessor has FMA4 and XOP instructions, that appeared in modern processors not too far ago. These extensions are not widely used by applications yet, however their support should improve in future programs.
FMA3 instructions are enabled on this processor. This extension is only offered on AMD CPUs, thus it probably will not get broad support from software vendors.
The AMD A10-4600M microprocessor is 55% more energy efficient than the Intel Core i7-3770K.

Intel Core i7-3770K advantages

The CPU incorporates Hyper-Threading feature. This technology allows each CPU core to run two threads simultaneously.
Operating frequency of the CPU is higher than the frequency of the AMD A10-4600M.
The Intel i7-3770K processor is not "locked". Consequentally, the microprocessor can be effortlessly overclocked on most motherboards to achieve greater performance. Be warned that overclocking can void CPU warranty.

A10-4600M vs i7-3770K specifications comparison

The graphs below show the difference between Intel i7-3770K and AMD A10-4600M most important characteristics. These features, as well as an IPC (instructions per cycle) number, determine how well a CPU performs. The "Number of cores / threads" graph shows the number of cores (darker area). Lighter area on the graph represents the number of additional threads, provided by Hyper-Threading technology. The "Operating frequency" chart uses dark color to represent base frequency, whereas lighter area is for extra frequency, provided by Turbo feature. Darker area on the "On-chip cache" graph is for the On-chip L2 cache. Lighter area is for the L3 cache cache. While the L3 cache cache is usually larger than the On-chip L2 cache, it is always slower.

The number of cores / threads

9
7.2
5.4
3.6
1.8
0

4

8

Higher is better

Operating frequency

5
4
3
2
1
0

3.2GHz

3.9GHz

Higher is better

On-chip L2 + L3 cache

10
8
6
4
2
0

4MB

9MB

Higher is better

Thermal Design Power

90
72
54
36
18
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35W

77W

Lower is better

- AMD A10-4600M - Intel Core i7-3770K

Detailed side by side comparison of A10-4600M vs Core i7-3770K specs can be found in the "Specifications" tab.

Pros and Cons summary


A10-4600M	Core i7-3770K
General recommendations: Features FMA4 / XOP instructions, Considerably lower power	General recommendations: Executes more threads at once, Clocked higher, Allows easy overclocking
Drawbacks: Cannot execute as many threads at once, Operating frequency is lower	Drawbacks: Lacks some instructions, Less energy efficient

Similar processors


A10-4600M	Core i7-3770K
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Similar microprocessors use the same socket and architecture as AMD A10-4600M and Core i7-3770K, but their performance and other characteristics are a bit different.

Specifications

	AMD A10-4600M	Intel Core i7-3770K
	Basic details
Market segment	Mobile	Desktop
Manufacturer	AMD	Intel
Family	AMD A10-Series for Notebooks	Intel Core i7
Model number	A10-4600M	i7-3770K
CPU part number	AM4600DEC44HJ	CM8063701211700
Box part number		BX80637I73770K BXC80637I73770K
Introduction date	May 15, 2012	April 23, 2012
Current official price		$332 (as of Apr 2013)

	CPU features
Core name	Trinity	Ivy Bridge
Microarchitecture	Piledriver	Ivy Bridge
Technology (micron)	0.032	0.022
Data width (bits)	64
Socket	Socket FS1 (FS1r2)	Socket 1155
Frequency (MHz)	2300	3500
Turbo Frequency (MHz)	3200	3900 / 3900 / 3800 / 3700
Clock Multiplier		35
L1 cache	128 KB (code) / 64 KB (data)	128 KB (code) / 128 KB (data)
L2 cache (KB)	4096	1024
L3 cache (KB)		8192
Max temperature (°C)	100
TDP (Watt)	35	77
Core voltage (V)	0.8125 - 1.3
Cores	4
Threads	4	8
Multiprocessing	1

	Instruction set extensions
AES / Advanced Encryption Standard	+
AMD64 / EM64T 64-bit technology	+
AVX / Advanced Vector Extensions	+
F16C / 16-bit Floating-Point conversion	+
FMA3 / 3-operand Fused Multiply-Add	+	-
FMA4 / 4-operand Fused Multiply-Add	+	-
MMX	+
SSE	+
SSE2	+
SSE3	+
SSE4.1	+
SSE4.2	+
SSSE3 / Supplemental SSE3	+
XOP / eXtended Operations	+	-

	Supported technologies
Hyper-Threading	-	+
PowerNow! / Enhanced SpeedStep	+
Turbo Core / Turbo Boost	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
Virtualization	+
Virus Protection / Execute Disable bit	+

	Integrated Graphics
GPU Type	Radeon HD 7660G	HD 4000
Base frequency (MHz)	496	650
Maximum frequency (MHz)	685	1150

	Integrated Memory Controller(s)
The number of controllers	1
Memory channels	2
Supported memory	DDR3-1600 DDR3L-1600 DDR3U-1333	DDR3-1333 DDR3-1600

Notes:

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Last modified: 21 May 2013