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    AMD A6-6400K vs Intel Core i3-2100

    AMD A6-6400K
    AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
    3900 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jun 2013
    AMD A6-6400K
    Intel Core i3-2100
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3100 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2011
    Intel Core i3-2100

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD A6-6400K
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      143%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD A6-6400K
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      115%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD A6-6400K
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      171%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD A6-6400K

    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2100

    15% higher single threaded performance.
    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 71% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
    Around 43% higher average synthetic performance.
    Intel Core i3-2100

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-2100

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    Intel Core i3-2100

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-2100

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD A6-6400KIntel Core i3-2100
    MMX
    3DNow!
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V

    Architecture

    AMD A6-6400KIntel Core i3-2100
    ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_SandyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameRichlandvsSandy Bridge
    Release DateJun 2013vsFeb 2011

    Cores

    AMD A6-6400KIntel Core i3-2100
    Cores2vs2
    Threads2vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 8470DvsIntel HD 2000

    Cache

    AMD A6-6400KIntel 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 A6-6400KIntel Core i3-2100
    SocketAMD Socket FM2vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Temp70°Cvsunknown
    PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA10
    Die Size246mm²vs131mm²
    Process32 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    AMD A6-6400KIntel Core i3-2100
    Cpu Frequency3900 MHzvs3100 MHz
    Turbo Clock4100 MHzvsnone
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltage1.475 Vvsunknown
    TDP65 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A6-6400K
      2501 points
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      3100 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A6-6400K
      3901 points
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      7440 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD A6-6400K
      3062
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      4739

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • AMD A6-6400K
      1973
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      2215

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD A6-6400K
      88
    • Intel Core i3-2100 (simulated)
      105.24

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD A6-6400K
      149
    • Intel Core i3-2100 (simulated)
      279.91

    points - higher is better

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