AMD A10-6700 vs Intel Core i3-6100

AMD A10-6700
AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2013
AMD A10-6700
Intel Core i3-6100
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2015
Intel Core i3-6100

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD A10-6700
    100%
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    133%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD A10-6700
    100%
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    157%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD A10-6700
    100%
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    109%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD A10-6700

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-6100

Much higher single threaded performance (around 57% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
9% higher multi threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 33% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i3-6100

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-6100

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

AMD A10-6700Intel Core i3-6100
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3

Architecture

AMD A10-6700Intel Core i3-6100
ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3, DDR4
CodenameRichlandvsSkylake
Release DateJun 2013vsSep 2015

Cores

AMD A10-6700Intel Core i3-6100
Cores4vs2
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 8670DvsIntel HD 530

Cache

AMD A10-6700Intel Core i3-6100
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache0 KBvs4096 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD A10-6700Intel Core i3-6100
SocketAMD Socket FM2vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp71°Cvs65°C
PackageuPGAvs
Die Size246mm²vs150mm²
Process32 nmvs14 nm

Performance

AMD A10-6700Intel Core i3-6100
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3700 MHz
Turbo Clock4300 MHzvsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltage1.475 Vvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs51 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A10-6700
    2623 points
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    4255 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A10-6700
    7402 points
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    10297 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD A10-6700 (simulated)
    97.73
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    154

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD A10-6700 (simulated)
    294.2
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    321

points - higher is better