M3-8100Y vs A6-7000

Primary details

Comparing A6-7000 and M3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2651	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Kaveri	Intel Core M3
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date	1 June 2014 (10 years ago)	28 August 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$281
Current price	$450	$455 (1.6x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

A6-7000 and M3-8100Y 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	2.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	1.1 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	4 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A6-7000 and M3-8100Y 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	no data	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FT3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7000 and M3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
FRTC	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
HSA	1	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7000 and M3-8100Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7000 and M3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	29.861 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 615
iGPU core count	3	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7000 and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7000 and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7000 and M3-8100Y.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	10

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2014	28 August 2018
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	5 Watt

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