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| Intel Core i3 6100 vs AMD Athlon X4 860K |
Released July, 2015
Intel Core i3 6100
- 3.7 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 6100
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 14 nm |
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 41.44W | ![]() | Better PassMark (Single core) score 2,106 |
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Released August, 2014
AMD Athlon X4 860K
- 3.7 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon X4 860K
![]() | Much better performance per dollar 12.46 pt/$ | ![]() | Is unlocked Yes |
![]() | Much better performance per watt 9.83 pt/W | ![]() | More cores 4 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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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 | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 41.44W | vs | 77.19W | More than 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
Better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,106 | vs | 1,596 | More than 30% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 12.29 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | More than 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 44.68 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | More than 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Newer | Jul, 2015 | vs | Aug, 2014 | Release date 11 months later | |||
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Much better performance per dollar | 12.46 pt/$ | vs | 1.84 pt/$ | More than 6.8x better performance per dollar | |||
Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
Much better performance per watt | 9.83 pt/W | vs | 4.51 pt/W | Around 2.2x better performance per watt | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 6100 vs Athlon X4 860K
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 6100
5,478
Athlon X4 860K
5,468
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 6100
2,106
Athlon X4 860K
1,596
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 6100 | vs | Athlon X4 860K |
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Clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.7 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
BMI1 | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
TBM | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
power consumption | |||
TDP | 51W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 12.29 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 44.68 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 4.51 pt/W | 9.83 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 41.44W | 77.19W |
details | Core i3 6100 | vs | Athlon X4 860K |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Manufacture process | 14 nm | 28 nm | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.25 GHz | 4.37 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.39 GHz | 4.45 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.25 GHz | 4.37 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | None | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 530 | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1866 | |||
DDR3L-1333 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Maximum bandwidth | 12,800 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s |
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