AMD Athlon X4 850 vs Intel Core i3-6320

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 850 and Intel Core i3-6320 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon X4 850

Intel Core i3-6320

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 38% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 65°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 65°C
L1 cache	256K vs 64 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-6320

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
131072x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2298 vs 1231
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4409 vs 2657

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2015 vs Jul 2015
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 4MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2298 vs 1231
PassMark - CPU mark	4409 vs 2657

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 850
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-6320

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1231

2298

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2657

4409

Name	AMD Athlon X4 850	Intel Core i3-6320
PassMark - Single thread mark	1231	2298
PassMark - CPU mark	2657	4409
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1028
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		52.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.339

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 850	Intel Core i3-6320
Essentials
Architecture codename	Godaveri	Skylake
Launch date	Jul 2015	September 2015
Place in performance rating	1986	2001
Launch price (MSRP)		$164
Price now		$159.99
Processor Number		i3-6320
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		11.13
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.90 GHz
Die size	245 mm²	150 mm
L1 cache	256K	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	2,411 million	1400 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
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	51 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		0x1912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 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 530
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)