Intel Core i3 6100U vs AMD A6 7310

older Released July, 2015

Intel Core i3 6100U

2.3 GHz
Dual core

Front view of Intel Core i3 6100U

8.1 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 6100U

	Much newer manufacturing process 14 nm		Higher clock speed 2.3 GHz
	Significantly better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score 20.99 mPixels/s		Better 3DMark06 CPU score 39.3

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AMD A6 7310

2 GHz
Quad core

Front view of AMD A6 7310

8.1 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the AMD A6 7310

	Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB		Much higher GPU clock speed 800 MHz
	More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core		More cores 4

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i3 6100U 5.5 A6 7310 5.5 Core i3 5005U 5.4
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Core i3 6100U 6.5 A6 7310 6.6 Core i3 5005U 7.2
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i3 6100U n.d. A6 7310 n.d. Core i3 5005U n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i3 6100U 6.5 A6 7310 6.4 Core i3 5005U 6.9
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i3 6100U 5.7 A6 7310 5.7 Core i3 5005U 5.8
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i3 6100U n.d. A6 7310 n.d. Core i3 5005U n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

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Intel Core i3 6100U

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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

Higher clock speed

2.3 GHz

vs

2 GHz

Around 15% higher clock speed

Significantly better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score

20.99 mPixels/s

vs

4.44 mPixels/s

Around 4.8x better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score

Better 3DMark06 CPU score

39.3

vs

18.4

Around 2.2x better 3DMark06 CPU score

Better PassMark (Single core) score

1,332

vs

911

More than 45% better PassMark (Single core) score

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AMD A6 7310

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Significantly more l2 cache

2 MB

vs

0.5 MB

4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later

Much higher GPU clock speed

800 MHz

vs

300 MHz

Around 2.8x higher GPU clock speed

More l2 cache per core

0.5 MB/core

vs

0.25 MB/core

2x more l2 cache per core

More cores

4

vs

2

Twice as many cores; run more applications at once

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

28.14 mHash/s

21.48 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

20.99 mPixels/s

4.44 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Ocean surface simulation) Data courtesy CompuBench

137.52 fps

107.86 fps

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

-1 fps

0.41 fps

CompuBench 1.5 (Video composition) Data courtesy CompuBench

9.09 fps

6.44 fps

3D Mark 06 (CPU)

39.3

18.4

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

3,873

2,663

PassMark (Single Core)

1,332

911

summary	Core i3 6100U	vs	A6 7310
Clock speed	2.3 GHz		2 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
power consumption
TDP	15W		15W
Annual home energy cost	3.61 $/year		3.61 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	13.14 $/year		13.14 $/year
Performance per watt	7.91 pt/W		8.07 pt/W
Typical power consumption	12.19W		12.19W

details	Core i3 6100U	vs	A6 7310
Threads	4		4
L2 cache	0.5 MB		2 MB
L2 cache per core	0.25 MB/core		0.5 MB/core
L3 cache	3 MB		None
Manufacture process	14 nm		28 nm
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	2.31 GHz		2.38 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	2.3 GHz		2 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	2.31 GHz		2.38 GHz
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU		GPU
Label	Intel® HD Graphics 520		Radeon™ R4
GPU clock speed	300 MHz		800 MHz
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in		Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866
DDR3L-1600
DDR3L-1866

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