Intel Core i3-7100 vs AMD FX-8350

Intel Core i3-7100
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3900 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2017
Intel Core i3-7100
AMD FX-8350
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 8 / Oct 2012
AMD FX-8350

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    100%
  • AMD FX-8350
    119%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    174%
  • AMD FX-8350
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    100%
  • AMD FX-8350
    150%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-7100

Much higher single threaded performance (around 74% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
74 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8350.

Reasons to consider AMD FX-8350

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 50% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 19% higher average synthetic performance.

AMD FX-8350

Gaming

HWBench recommends AMD FX-8350

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

AMD FX-8350

Productivity

HWBench recommends AMD FX-8350

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-7100AMD FX-8350
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
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1

Architecture

Intel Core i3-7100AMD FX-8350
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameKaby LakevsVishera
Release DateFeb 2017vsOct 2012

Cores

Intel Core i3-7100AMD FX-8350
Cores2vs8
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i3-7100AMD FX-8350
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs384 KB
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs8192 KB
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-7100AMD FX-8350
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Temp65°Cvsunknown
PackagevsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs315mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-7100AMD FX-8350
Cpu Frequency3900 MHzvs4000 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4200 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.45 V
TDP51 Wvs125 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    4680 points
  • AMD FX-8350
    2562 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    11232 points
  • AMD FX-8350
    16006 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Rendering: POV-Ray 3.7

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    907
  • AMD FX-8350
    1497

points per second - higher is better

7-zip

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    12434
  • AMD FX-8350
    22898

MIPS - higher is better

3D Particle Movement (Single Threaded)

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    131.14
  • AMD FX-8350
    73.52

points - higher is better

3D Particle Movement (Multi Threaded)

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    388.86
  • AMD FX-8350
    400.75

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    426
  • AMD FX-8350
    633

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7100 (simulated)
    166.21
  • AMD FX-8350
    97

points - higher is better