Intel Core i3-7100 vs AMD A10-7850K

Intel Core i3-7100
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3900 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2017
Intel Core i3-7100
AMD A10-7850K
AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2014
AMD A10-7850K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    163%
  • AMD A10-7850K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    193%
  • AMD A10-7850K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    133%
  • AMD A10-7850K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-7100

Much higher single threaded performance (around 93% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 33% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
44 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 63% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD A10-7850K

None

Intel Core i3-7100

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-7100

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i3-7100

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-7100

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-7100AMD A10-7850K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
3DNow!
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V

Architecture

Intel Core i3-7100AMD A10-7850K
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsAMD Steamroller
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameKaby LakevsKaveri
Release DateFeb 2017vsJan 2014

Cores

Intel Core i3-7100AMD A10-7850K
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 630vsRadeon R7

Cache

Intel Core i3-7100AMD A10-7850K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs1024 KB (per core)
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs0 KB

Physical

Intel Core i3-7100AMD A10-7850K
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket FM2
Max Case Temp65°Cvs74°C
PackagevsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs246mm²
Process14 nmvs28 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-7100AMD A10-7850K
Cpu Frequency3900 MHzvs3700 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.475 V
TDP51 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    4680 points
  • AMD A10-7850K
    2520 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    11232 points
  • AMD A10-7850K
    7925 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    426
  • AMD A10-7850K
    318

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7100 (simulated)
    166.21
  • AMD A10-7850K
    86

points - higher is better