Athlon II X4 615e vs Core i3-6100

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-6100 and Athlon II X4 615e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1654	2231
Place by popularity	92	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.67	4.23
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Propus (2009−2011)
Release date	1 September 2015 (8 years ago)	21 September 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$117	$59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X4 615e has 531% better value for money than i3-6100.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-6100 and Athlon II X4 615e 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	4	4
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	98.57 mm2	169 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	300 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6100 and Athlon II X4 615e 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	1151	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100 and Athlon II X4 615e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6100 and Athlon II X4 615e are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6100 and Athlon II X4 615e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 530

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6100 and Athlon II X4 615e.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
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.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.76	1.29
Recency	1 September 2015	21 September 2010
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	45 Watt

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