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AMD FX-8370 vs Intel Core i3-6100

AMD

AMD FX-8370

AMD Socket AM3+ 4000 MHz 8 cores Sep 2014 DESKTOP
AMD FX-8370
Intel

Intel Core i3-6100

Intel Socket 1151 3700 MHz 2 cores Sep 2015 DESKTOP
Intel Core i3-6100

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD FX-8370117%
  • Intel Core i3-6100100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8370100%
  • Intel Core i3-6100172%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8370156%
  • Intel Core i3-6100100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8370

  • Much higher multi threaded performance (around 56% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
  • Around 17% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-6100

  • Much higher single threaded performance (around 72% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
  • 74 watts lower power draw.
  • Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8370.
AMD FX-8370
Gaming

HWSpot recommends the AMD FX-8370

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

AMD FX-8370
Productivity

HWSpot recommends the AMD FX-8370

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

Specifications

Features

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i3-6100
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
AVX
CLMUL
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
TSX
FMA3

Architecture

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i3-6100
ArchitectureAMD PiledriverIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3, DDR4
CodenameVisheraSkylake
Release DateSep 2014Sep 2015

Cores

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i3-6100
Cores82
Threads84
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsNoIntel HD 530

Cache

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i3-6100
L1 Cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache8192 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)4096 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i3-6100
SocketAMD Socket AM3+Intel Socket 1151
Max Case Tempunknown65°C
PackageuPGA
Die Size315mm²150mm²
Process32 nm14 nm

Performance

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i3-6100
Cpu Frequency4000 MHz3700 MHz
Turbo Clock4300 MHznone
Base Clock200 MHz100 MHz
Voltage1.45 Vunknown
TDP125 W51 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-83702623 points
  • Intel Core i3-61004255 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-837016006 points
  • Intel Core i3-610010297 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-837010991
  • Intel Core i3-61008336

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-83702540
  • Intel Core i3-61004975

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-837012941
  • Intel Core i3-610010509

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-83702167
  • Intel Core i3-61003934

points - higher is better

Rendering: POV-Ray 3.7

  • AMD FX-83701506
  • Intel Core i3-6100877

points per second - higher is better

7-zip

  • AMD FX-837022994
  • Intel Core i3-610011393

MIPS - higher is better

3D Particle Movement (Single Threaded)

  • AMD FX-837076.24
  • Intel Core i3-6100123.44

points - higher is better

3D Particle Movement (Multi Threaded)

  • AMD FX-8370410.3
  • Intel Core i3-6100370.03

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8370635
  • Intel Core i3-6100321

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8370102
  • Intel Core i3-6100154

points - higher is better

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