Intel Core i3-7100T vs AMD Athlon X4 950

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Combined performance score

Athlon X4 950
2.34

Core i3-7100T outperforms Athlon X4 950 by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Athlon X4 950 and Core i3-7100T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking16711635
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.661.74
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date27 July 2017 (6 years old)3 January 2017 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$60$117
Current price$51 (0.9x MSRP)$171 (1.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon X4 950 has 110% better value for money than i3-7100T.

Technical specs

Athlon X4 950 and Core i3-7100T 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus supportno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data92 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C65 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 950 and Core i3-7100T 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Core i3-7100T. 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 X4 950 and Core i3-7100T 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 X4 950 and Core i3-7100T 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 X4 950 and Core i3-7100T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 950 and Core i3-7100T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Core i3-7100T 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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X4 950 and Core i3-7100T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 950 and Core i3-7100T.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 X4 950 2.34
i3-7100T 2.46
+5.1%

Core i3-7100T outperforms Athlon X4 950 by 5% 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 X4 950 3588
i3-7100T 3776
+5.2%

Core i3-7100T outperforms Athlon X4 950 by 5% in Passmark.

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%

Athlon X4 950 658
i3-7100T 1117
+69.8%

Core i3-7100T outperforms Athlon X4 950 by 70% 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%

Athlon X4 950 1642
i3-7100T 2259
+37.6%

Core i3-7100T outperforms Athlon X4 950 by 38% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.34 2.46
Recency 27 July 2017 3 January 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Cost $60 $117
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

We couldn't decide between Athlon X4 950 and Core i3-7100T. The differences in performance seem too small.


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