AMD A6-9225 vs Intel Core i3-7100T

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9225 and Intel Core i3-7100T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A6-9225

Intel Core i3-7100T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9225

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-7100T

Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 92°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1929 vs 1161
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3757 vs 1338

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	92°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1929 vs 1161
PassMark - CPU mark	3757 vs 1338

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9225
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-7100T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1161

1929

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1338

3757

Name	AMD A6-9225	Intel Core i3-7100T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1161	1929
PassMark - CPU mark	1338	3757
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	754
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1522
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1522
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4199
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.391
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		843
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1910

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9225	Intel Core i3-7100T
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2018	January 2017
OPN Tray	AM9225AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1660	1759
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Kaby Lake
Price now		$89
Processor Number		i3-7100T
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		16.69
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.40 GHz
Compute Cores	5
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	92°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz	1.1 GHz
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x5912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		2.40 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA1151
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Adaptive Voltage and Frequency Scaling (AVFS)
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot