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Intel Core i3 6100

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel Core i3 6100

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i3 6100

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Much higher clock speed 3.7 GHz vs 2.2 GHz Around 70% higher clock speed
Much newer manufacturing process 14 nm vs 32 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.25 GHz vs 2.2 GHz Around 95% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Newer Jul, 2015 vs Nov, 2011 Release date over 3 years later
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.39 GHz vs 2.2 GHz Around 2x better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Front view of AMD Opteron 42DX EE

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AMD Opteron 42DX EE

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More l3 cache 8 MB vs 3 MB Around 2.8x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 vs 1 Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration
More cores 4 vs 2 Twice as many cores; run more applications at once
Lower typical power consumption 32.5W vs 41.44W More than 20% lower typical power consumption
More l3 cache per core 2 MB/core vs 1.5 MB/core Around 35% more l3 cache per core
Lower annual home energy cost 9.64 $/year vs 12.29 $/year More than 20% lower annual home energy cost
Lower annual commercial energy cost 35.04 $/year vs 44.68 $/year More than 20% lower annual commercial energy cost

Features Key features of the Core i3 6100  vs Opteron 42DX EE 

clock speed

Core i3 6100
3.7 GHz
Opteron 42DX EE
2.2 GHz

L3 cache

Core i3 6100
3 MB
Opteron 42DX EE
8 MB

overclocked clock speed (air)

Core i3 6100
4.25 GHz
Opteron 42DX EE
2.2 GHz

overclocked clock speed (water)

Core i3 6100
4.39 GHz
Opteron 42DX EE
2.2 GHz

TDP

Core i3 6100
51W
Opteron 42DX EE
40W

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i3 6100  vs
Opteron 42DX EE 
Clock speed 3.7 GHz 2.2 GHz
Cores Dual core Quad core

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0

bus
Architecture FSB HyperTransport 3.0
Transfer rate 8,000 MT/s 6,400 MT/s

details

 Core i3 6100  vs
Opteron 42DX EE 
Threads 4 4
L3 cache 3 MB 8 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 14 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 2

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 4.25 GHz 2.2 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.39 GHz 2.2 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.25 GHz 2.2 GHz

power consumption
TDP 51W 40W
Annual home energy cost 12.29 $/year 9.64 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 44.68 $/year 35.04 $/year
Typical power consumption 41.44W 32.5W
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