i3-10100F vs A10-6700

Primary details

Comparing A10-6700 and Core i3-10100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1936	1147
Place by popularity	not in top-100	19
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	20.13
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.84	8.02
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	12 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A10-6700 and Core i3-10100F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	192 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	246 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A10-6700 and Core i3-10100F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FM2	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-6700 and Core i3-10100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

A10-6700 and Core i3-10100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-6700 and Core i3-10100F are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-6700 and Core i3-10100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8670D	no data
Number of pipelines	384	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-6700 and Core i3-10100F integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-6700 and Core i3-10100F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-6700 and Core i3-10100F.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.96	5.53
Recency	1 June 2013	12 October 2020
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm

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