Intel Core i3-7100T vs AMD A12-9800

Intel Core i3-7100T
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2017
Intel Core i3-7100T
AMD A12-9800
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016
AMD A12-9800

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100T
    139%
  • AMD A12-9800
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100T
    162%
  • AMD A12-9800
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100T
    116%
  • AMD A12-9800
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-7100T

Much higher single threaded performance (around 62% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
16% higher multi threaded performance.
Around 39% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD A12-9800

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 A12-9800
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 A12-9800
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsAMD Excavator
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameKaby LakevsBristol Ridge
Release DateFeb 2017vsSep 2016

Cores

Intel Core i3-7100TAMD A12-9800
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 630vsRadeon R7

Cache

Intel Core i3-7100TAMD A12-9800
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs0 KB

Physical

Intel Core i3-7100TAMD A12-9800
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp65°Cvsunknown
PackagevsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-7100TAMD A12-9800
Cpu Frequency3400 MHzvs3800 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4200 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP35 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7100T
    4080 points
  • AMD A12-9800
    2898 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7100T
    9792 points
  • AMD A12-9800
    9124 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7100T (simulated)
    144.9
  • AMD A12-9800
    89

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7100T (simulated)
    371.38
  • AMD A12-9800
    319

points - higher is better