Intel Core i3 6100 vs AMD Athlon Athlon™ 5150 |
Released July, 2015
Intel Core i3 6100
- 3.7 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 6100
 | Much higher clock speed 3.7 GHz | | Much newer manufacturing process 14 nm |
| | More l3 cache 3 MB |
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AMD Athlon Athlon™ 5150
- 1.6 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon Athlon™ 5150
| | Significantly higher GPU clock speed 600 MHz | | Significantly lower typical power consumption 20.31W |
| | More cores 4 | | Higher Maximum operating temperature 76 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.7 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 2.2x higher clock speed | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 28 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More l3 cache | 3 MB | vs | None | Compared to all cpus, 3 MB l3 cache is just OK | |||
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| Significantly higher GPU clock speed | 600 MHz | vs | 350 MHz | More than 70% higher GPU clock speed | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 20.31W | vs | 41.44W | 2x lower typical power consumption | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 76 °C | vs | 65 °C | More than 15% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | vs | 12.29 $/year | 2x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | vs | 44.68 $/year | 2x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Core i3 6100 vs Athlon Athlon™ 5150
clock speed
gpu clock speed
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 6100 | vs | Athlon Athlon™ 5150 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 1.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3L-1333 | |||
details | Core i3 6100 | vs | Athlon Athlon™ 5150 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | None | |
| Manufacture process | 14 nm | 28 nm | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 65°C | Unknown - 76°C | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 530 | Radeon™ R3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | 600 MHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 51W | 25W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 12.29 $/year | 6.02 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 44.68 $/year | 21.9 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 41.44W | 20.31W | |
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