i3-10100 vs A6-8500P
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-10100 outperforms A6-8500P by a whopping 493% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2857 | 1441 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 92 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 12.99 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.31 | 3.16 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Comet Lake-S (2020) |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (10 years ago) | 30 April 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $130 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
A6-8500P and Core i3-10100 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A6-8500P and Core i3-10100 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 |
| Socket | FP4 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-8500P and Core i3-10100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | AVX | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| 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
A6-8500P and Core i3-10100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-8500P and Core i3-10100 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 A6-8500P and Core i3-10100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | Not Listed | 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 R5 Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| iGPU core count | 4 | no data |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-8500P and Core i3-10100 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by A6-8500P and Core i3-10100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2160@30Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096 x 2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096 x 2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A6-8500P and Core i3-10100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-8500P and Core i3-10100.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.82 | 4.86 |
| Recency | 3 June 2015 | 30 April 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
A6-8500P has 333.3% lower power consumption.
i3-10100, on the other hand, has a 492.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Core i3-10100 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A6-8500P in performance tests.
Be aware that A6-8500P is a notebook processor while Core i3-10100 is a desktop one.
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