Intel Core i3-7100T vs AMD A10-7890K

Intel Core i3-7100T
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2017
Intel Core i3-7100T
AMD A10-7890K
AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2016
AMD A10-7890K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100T
    132%
  • AMD A10-7890K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100T
    154%
  • AMD A10-7890K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100T
    110%
  • AMD A10-7890K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-7100T

Much higher single threaded performance (around 54% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
10% higher multi threaded performance.
60 watts lower power draw.
Around 32% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD A10-7890K

None

Intel Core i3-7100T

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-7100T

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-7100TAMD A10-7890K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
3DNow!
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V

Architecture

Intel Core i3-7100TAMD A10-7890K
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsAMD Steamroller
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameKaby LakevsKaveri
Release DateFeb 2017vsJan 2016

Cores

Intel Core i3-7100TAMD A10-7890K
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 630vsRadeon R7

Cache

Intel Core i3-7100TAMD A10-7890K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs1024 KB (per core)
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs0 KB

Physical

Intel Core i3-7100TAMD A10-7890K
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket FM2
Max Case Temp65°Cvs74°C
PackagevsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs246mm²
Process14 nmvs28 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-7100TAMD A10-7890K
Cpu Frequency3400 MHzvs4000 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4300 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.475 V
TDP35 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7100T
    4080 points
  • AMD A10-7890K
    2709 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7100T
    9792 points
  • AMD A10-7890K
    8568 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7100T (simulated)
    144.9
  • AMD A10-7890K (simulated)
    93.92

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7100T (simulated)
    371.38
  • AMD A10-7890K
    336

points - higher is better