A6-8500P vs i3-10105F

Place in the ranking	1129	2520
Place by popularity	56	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Carrizo
Power efficiency	8.25	5.71
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-R (2021)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$97	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-10105F and A6-8500P 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-10105F and A6-8500P 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1200	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-10105F and A6-8500P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	HSA 1.0
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	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-10105F and A6-8500P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-10105F and A6-8500P 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 Core i3-10105F and A6-8500P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	Not Listed
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	4
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-10105F and A6-8500P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-10105F and A6-8500P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-10105F and A6-8500P.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

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.

i3-10105F 5.88
+526%

A6-8500P 0.94

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.

i3-10105F 8992
+522%

A6-8500P 1445

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.88	0.94
Recency	16 March 2021	3 June 2015
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

i3-10105F has a 525.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

A6-8500P, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-10105F is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-8500P in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-10105F is a desktop processor while A6-8500P is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-10105F and A6-8500P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.