M3-8100Y vs A6-9500

Primary details

Comparing A6-9500 and M3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2349	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.62	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core M3
Power efficiency	1.71	no data
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	28 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$281

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A6-9500 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	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	1.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A6-9500 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	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9500 and M3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9500 and M3-8100Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9500 and M3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 615
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-9500 and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-9500 and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9500 and M3-8100Y.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	8	10

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 July 2017	28 August 2018
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	5 Watt

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