AMD Athlon X4 850 vs Intel Core i3-6098P

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 850 and Intel Core i3-6098P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 850

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 66°C
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 66°C

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-6098P

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2113 vs 1575
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4017 vs 3366
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2113 vs 1575
PassMark - CPU mark 4017 vs 3366

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 850
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-6098P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1575
2113
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3366
4017
Name AMD Athlon X4 850 Intel Core i3-6098P
PassMark - Single thread mark 1575 2113
PassMark - CPU mark 3366 4017
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 886
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1901

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 850 Intel Core i3-6098P

Essentials

Architecture codename Godaveri Skylake
Launch date Jul 2015 Q4'15
Place in performance rating 1620 1635
Processor Number i3-6098P
Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 3.60 GHz
Die size 245 mm²
L1 cache 256K
L2 cache 4MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 66°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 2,411 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR3-2133 MHz, Dual-channel DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FM2+ FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 54 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only) Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID ox1902
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 510

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)