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.

AMD Athlon X4 850

Intel Core i3-6098P

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	1621	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)