i3-6100E vs PRO A8-9600

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Aggregate performance score

PRO A8-9600
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.09
Core i3-6100E
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.09

Primary details

Comparing PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-6100E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18751879
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.23
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency3.045.65
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date3 October 2016 (8 years ago)12 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-6100E 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 speed3.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data27
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2048 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size250 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,100 million1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-6100E 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-6100E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-6100E are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-6100E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 530
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-6100E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-6100E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-6100E.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes816

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.

PRO A8-9600 2.09
i3-6100E 2.09

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.

PRO A8-9600 3322
+0.2%
i3-6100E 3315

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 October 2016 12 October 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

PRO A8-9600 has an age advantage of 11 months, and 100% more physical cores.

i3-6100E, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-6100E.

Note that PRO A8-9600 is a desktop processor while Core i3-6100E is a notebook one.


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