Intel Core i3-10100 vs AMD A8-6500

Intel Core i3-10100
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i3-10100
AMD A8-6500
AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2013
AMD A8-6500

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-10100
    256%
  • AMD A8-6500
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-10100
    256%
  • AMD A8-6500
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-10100

Much higher single threaded performance (around 156% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 156% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD A8-6500

None

Intel Core i3-10100

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-10100

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i3-10100

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-10100

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-10100AMD A8-6500
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
3DNow!
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V

Architecture

Intel Core i3-10100AMD A8-6500
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR3
CodenameComet LakevsRichland
Release DateApr 2020vsJun 2013

Cores

Intel Core i3-10100AMD A8-6500
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsRadeon HD 8570D

Cache

Intel Core i3-10100AMD A8-6500
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs1024 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6MB (shared)vs0 KB

Physical

Intel Core i3-10100AMD A8-6500
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsAMD Socket FM2
Max Case Temp72°Cvs71°C
PackageFC-LGA1200vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs246mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-10100AMD A8-6500
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clock4300 MHzvs4100 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avs1.475 V
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-10100
    5160 points
  • AMD A8-6500
    2501 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-10100
    20736 points
  • AMD A8-6500
    7002 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-10100 (simulated)
    239.19
  • AMD A8-6500 (simulated)
    93.18

points - higher is better