AMD Athlon II X2 340 vs Intel Core i5-3437U

Let's find out which one of AMD Athlon II X2 340 and Intel Core i5-3437U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Athlon II X2 340 Intel Core i5-3437U
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  AMD Athlon II Intel Core i5
• Generation
  1 3
• CPU group
  AMD Athlon II (Trinity) Intel Core i 3000U

In this block we are going to compare AMD Athlon II X2 340 vs Intel Core i5-3437U by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.20 GHz 1.90 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.60 GHz 2.90 GHz
• CPU Threads
  2 4
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  3.60 GHz No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Athlon II X2 340 and Intel Core i5-3437U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
• GPU frequency
  0.65 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.20 GHz
• Execution units
  16
• Shader
  128
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  7
• DirectX Version
  11.0
• Technology
  22 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2011

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Athlon II X2 340 and Intel Core i5-3437U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode

To choose the best model between AMD Athlon II X2 340 and Intel Core i5-3437U you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1600 DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
• Max. Memory
  32 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 2
• PCIe version
  2.0
• PCIe lanes
  16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Athlon II X2 340 and Intel Core i5-3437U.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Athlon II X2 340 or Intel Core i5-3437U? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 17 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 105 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Athlon II X2 340 and Intel Core i5-3437U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
• L3-Cache
  1.00 MB 3.00 MB
• Architecture
  Trinity Ivy Bridge U
• Technology
  32 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  FM2 BGA 1023
• Release date
  Q4/2012 Q1/2013

List of devices based on AMD Athlon II X2 340 and Intel Core i5-3437U.

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