Intel Core i3-6098P vs AMD Athlon 240GE

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Combined performance score

Athlon 240GE
2.95
+12.6%

Athlon 240GE outperforms Core i3-6098P by 13% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Athlon 240GE and Core i3-6098P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking15301601
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.840.91
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD AthlonIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date21 December 2018 (5 years old)27 December 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$75$117
Current price$221 (2.9x MSRP)$64 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 240GE has 432% better value for money than i3-6098P.

Technical specs

Athlon 240GE and Core i3-6098P 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache96K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size209.78 mm298.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm
Maximum core temperatureno data66 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 240GE and Core i3-6098P 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 240GE and Core i3-6098P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Athlon 240GE and Core i3-6098P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 240GE and Core i3-6098P are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 240GE and Core i3-6098P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3Intel HD Graphics 510
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 240GE and Core i3-6098P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 240GE and Core i3-6098P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 240GE and Core i3-6098P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 240GE and Core i3-6098P.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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.

Athlon 240GE 2.95
+12.6%
i3-6098P 2.62

Athlon 240GE outperforms Core i3-6098P by 13% in our combined 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%

Athlon 240GE 4534
+12.8%
i3-6098P 4021

Athlon 240GE outperforms Core i3-6098P by 13% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.95 2.62
Integrated graphics card 2.96 1.37
Recency 21 December 2018 27 December 2015
Cost $75 $117
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 54 Watt

The Athlon 240GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-6098P in performance tests.


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