Intel Core i3-8100 vs AMD FX-6300

Intel Core i3-8100
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2018
Intel Core i3-8100
AMD FX-6300
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 6 / Oct 2012
AMD FX-6300

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8100
    151%
  • AMD FX-6300
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8100
    159%
  • AMD FX-6300
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8100
    143%
  • AMD FX-6300
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-8100

Much higher single threaded performance (around 59% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 43% 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).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-6300.
Around 51% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD FX-6300

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 FX-6300
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
SSE4.1
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1

Architecture

Intel Core i3-8100AMD FX-6300
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsVishera
Release DateJan 2018vsOct 2012

Cores

Intel Core i3-8100AMD FX-6300
Cores4vs6
Threads4vs6
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i3-8100AMD FX-6300
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs288 KB
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs6144 KB
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-8100AMD FX-6300
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1151vsuPGA
Die Size151mm²vs315mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-8100AMD FX-6300
Cpu Frequency2800 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clock3600 MHzvs4100 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.4 V
TDP65 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-8100
    4320 points
  • AMD FX-6300
    2501 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-8100
    13440 points
  • AMD FX-6300
    10504 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-8100
    598
  • AMD FX-6300
    417

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-8100
    155
  • AMD FX-6300 (simulated)
    97.26

points - higher is better