Core i3-2100 vs Pro A8-8600B

Primary details

Comparing Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-2100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2093	2232
Place by popularity	not in top-100	74
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.28
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Carrizo	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	3 June 2015 (8 years ago)	20 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$73
Current price	$500	$82 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-2100 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	4	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	69 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-2100 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	no data	1
Socket	FP4	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	12-35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-2100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI	1	-
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	AVX	no data
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
RAID	+	no data
HSA	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-2100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-2100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	no data
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-2100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L-2133	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 2000
iGPU core count	6	no data
Number of pipelines	384	no data
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-2100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	2
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-2100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-2100.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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.

Pro A8-8600B outperforms Core i3-2100 by 19% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.42	1.19
Recency	3 June 2015	20 February 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	65 Watt

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