AMD A8-6600K vs Intel Core i3-2102

AMD A8-6600K
AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
3900 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2013
AMD A8-6600K
Intel Core i3-2102
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jun 2011
Intel Core i3-2102

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD A8-6600K
    100%
  • Intel Core i3-2102
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD A8-6600K
    100%
  • Intel Core i3-2102
    110%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD A8-6600K
    110%
  • Intel Core i3-2102
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD A8-6600K

10% higher multi threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2102

10% higher single threaded performance.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

AMD A8-6600KIntel Core i3-2102
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V

Architecture

AMD A8-6600KIntel Core i3-2102
ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameRichlandvsSandy Bridge
Release DateJun 2013vsJun 2011

Cores

AMD A8-6600KIntel Core i3-2102
Cores4vs2
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 8570DvsIntel HD 3000

Cache

AMD A8-6600KIntel Core i3-2102
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 A8-6600KIntel Core i3-2102
SocketAMD Socket FM2vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp74°Cvsunknown
PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA10
Die Size246mm²vs131mm²
Process32 nmvs32 nm

Performance

AMD A8-6600KIntel Core i3-2102
Cpu Frequency3900 MHzvs3100 MHz
Turbo Clock4200 MHzvsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltage1.475 Vvsunknown
TDP100 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A8-6600K
    2562 points
  • Intel Core i3-2102
    3100 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A8-6600K
    7803 points
  • Intel Core i3-2102
    7440 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD A8-6600K (simulated)
    95.45
  • Intel Core i3-2102 (simulated)
    105.24

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD A8-6600K (simulated)
    310.1
  • Intel Core i3-2102 (simulated)
    279.91

points - higher is better