Intel Core i3-8100 vs AMD A10-6800K

Intel Core i3-8100
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2018
Intel Core i3-8100
AMD A10-6800K
AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
4100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2013
AMD A10-6800K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8100
    169%
  • AMD A10-6800K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8100
    155%
  • AMD A10-6800K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8100
    183%
  • AMD A10-6800K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-8100

Much higher single threaded performance (around 55% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 83% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 69% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD A10-6800K

None

Intel Core i3-8100

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-8100

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i3-8100

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-8100

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-8100AMD A10-6800K
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
Boost 2.0
3DNow!
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V

Architecture

Intel Core i3-8100AMD A10-6800K
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsRichland
Release DateJan 2018vsJun 2013

Cores

Intel Core i3-8100AMD A10-6800K
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD 630vsRadeon HD 8670D

Cache

Intel Core i3-8100AMD A10-6800K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs1024 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs0 KB

Physical

Intel Core i3-8100AMD A10-6800K
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket FM2
Max Case Temp72°Cvs74°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vsuPGA
Die Size151mm²vs246mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-8100AMD A10-6800K
Cpu Frequency2800 MHzvs4100 MHz
Turbo Clock3600 MHzvs4400 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.475 V
TDP65 Wvs100 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-8100
    4320 points
  • AMD A10-6800K
    2684 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-8100
    13440 points
  • AMD A10-6800K
    8203 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-8100
    598
  • AMD A10-6800K
    326

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-8100
    155
  • AMD A10-6800K
    100

points - higher is better