Core i3-2100T vs A6-6400K

Place in performance ranking	2366	2369
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.12	0.12
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	1 June 2013 (10 years ago)	20 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$180
Current price	$80	$28 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A6-6400K and i3-2100T have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed Specifications

A6-6400K and Core i3-2100T 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm²	131 mm²
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	65 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on A6-6400K and Core i3-2100T 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	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6400K and Core i3-2100T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE1-4a, AES, ABM, AVX, BMI1, AMD64, VT, EVP, Turbo Core 3.0	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	+	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

A6-6400K and Core i3-2100T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6400K and Core i3-2100T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6400K and Core i3-2100T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	Intel HD Graphics 2000
Number of pipelines	192	no data
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6400K and Core i3-2100T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	2
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6400K and Core i3-2100T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6400K and Core i3-2100T.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
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.

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.

A6-6400K 0.97
+1%

i3-2100T 0.96

A6-6400K outperforms Core i3-2100T by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A6-6400K 1494
+0.4%

i3-2100T 1488

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A6-6400K 410

i3-2100T 415
+1.2%

Core i3-2100T outperforms A6-6400K by 1% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A6-6400K 580

i3-2100T 874
+50.7%

Core i3-2100T outperforms A6-6400K by 51% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.