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    AMD A6-3600 vs Intel Core i3-2100

    AMD A6-3600
    AMD Socket FM1DESKTOP
    2100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2011
    AMD A6-3600
    Intel Core i3-2100
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3100 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2011
    Intel Core i3-2100

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD A6-3600
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      152%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD A6-3600
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      186%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD A6-3600
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      118%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD A6-3600

    None

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2100

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 86% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    18% higher multi threaded performance.
    Around 52% higher average synthetic performance.
    Intel Core i3-2100

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-2100

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD A6-3600Intel Core i3-2100
    MMX
    3DNow!
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V
    Turbo Core

    Architecture

    AMD A6-3600Intel Core i3-2100
    ArchitectureAMD LLanovsIntel_SandyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameLlanovsSandy Bridge
    Release DateJun 2011vsFeb 2011

    Cores

    AMD A6-3600Intel Core i3-2100
    Cores4vs2
    Threads4vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 6530DvsIntel HD 2000

    Cache

    AMD A6-3600Intel Core i3-2100
    L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache0 KBvs3072 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD A6-3600Intel Core i3-2100
    SocketAMD Socket FM1vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA10
    Die Size228mm²vs131mm²
    Process32 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    AMD A6-3600Intel Core i3-2100
    Cpu Frequency2100 MHzvs3100 MHz
    Turbo Clock2400 MHzvsnone
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltage1.4125 Vvsunknown
    TDP65 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A6-3600
      2400 points
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      3100 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A6-3600
      8400 points
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      7440 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD A6-3600
      4004
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      4739

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • AMD A6-3600
      1186
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      2215

    points - higher is better

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