Intel Core i3-7020U
VS
AMD A10-8700P
Intel Core i3-7020U
VS
AMD A10-8700P

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Core i3-7020U and AMD A10-8700P? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Core i3-7020U or AMD A10-8700P? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.30 GHz
Frequency
1.80 GHz
2
CPU Cores
4
No turbo
Turbo (1 Core)
No turbo
4
CPU Threads
4
No turbo
Turbo (2 Cores)
Yes
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
No
Turbo (4 Cores)
3.20 GHz

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Core i3-7020U or AMD A10-8700P. 

Intel HD Graphics 620
GPU name
AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri)
0.30 GHz
GPU frequency
0.80 GHz
1.00 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
9.5
Generation
6
12
DirectX Version
12
24
Execution units
6
192
Shader
384
32 GB
Max. Memory
2 GB
3
Max. displays
2
14 nm
Technology
28 nm
Q2/2016
Release date
Q2/2015

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 8bit
No
Decode / Encode
h265 10bit
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
No
Decode / Encode
VP9
No
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM
Memory type
DDR3-2133
32 GB
Max. Memory
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
No
3.0
PCIe version
12
PCIe lanes

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

15 W
TDP
100 °C
Tjunction max.
90 °C
--
TDP up
12 W
7.5 W
TDP down
35 W

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

3.00 MB
L3-Cache
2.00 MB
14 nm
Technology
28 nm
Kaby Lake U
Architecture
Carrizo
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Virtualization
AMD-V, AMD-Vi
BGA 1356
Socket
AM1
Q3/2018
Release date
Q2/2015
ca. 281 $
Market price
ca. --$
EM64T
Instruction set (ISA)
AMD64
512 KB
L2-Cache
2.00 MB
individual
Part Number
individual

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Notebooks - HP, ACER, DELL, ASUS
Used in
Notebooks HP, Lenovo, ASUS, MSI

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core i3-7020U
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD A10-8700P