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AMD A8-3820 vs Intel Core i7-3770S. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2011
AMD A8-3820
AMD A8-3820
Released
Q2/2012
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Intel Core i7-3770S
Intel Core i7-3770S

What's the best choice AMD A8-3820 or Intel Core i7-3770S? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD A8-3820 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2011.

Intel Core i7-3770S has a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2012.

Differences

AMD A8-3820 Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1227 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A8-3820 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    626 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    771 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    637 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    476 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1058 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 19% better clock speed

    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 28 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-3770S CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    752 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1157 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A8-3820 AMD A8-3820
Intel Core i7-3770S Intel Core i7-3770S
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD A left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    AMD A8-3000 left arrow Intel Core i 3000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.50 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.80 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    2.80 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon HD 6550D left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4000
  • GPU frequency
    0.60 GHz left arrow 0.65 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    5 left arrow 16
  • Shader
    400 left arrow 128
  • Max. GPU Memory
    1 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 7
  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow 11.0
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2011 left arrow Q1/2011
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-3770S and AMD A8-3820. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A8-3820 and Intel Core i7-3770S to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 105 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A8-3820 and AMD A8-3820, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3, SSE4a left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Llano (K10) left arrow Ivy Bridge S
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    FM1 left arrow LGA 1155
  • Release date
    Q4/2011 left arrow Q2/2012

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD A8-3820 and Intel Core i7-3770S.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
480
AMD A8-3820
294
Intel Core i7-3770S

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