AMD Athlon 64 3100+ vs Intel Core i3-560

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 3100+ and Intel Core i3-560 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, 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 64 3100+

Intel Core i3-560

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3100+

Around 92993% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 3.33 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 3.33 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-560

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
3 more threads: 4 vs 1
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 70 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 89 Watt
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1359 vs 600
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1662 vs 484

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	4 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 70 °C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1359 vs 600
PassMark - CPU mark	1662 vs 484

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 3100+
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-560

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

600

1359

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

484

1662

Name	AMD Athlon 64 3100+	Intel Core i3-560
PassMark - Single thread mark	600	1359
PassMark - CPU mark	484	1662
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		542
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1200
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		32.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.174

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 3100+	Intel Core i3-560
Essentials
Architecture codename	K8	Clarkdale
Family	AMD Athlon 64
Place in performance rating	2736	2627
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		August 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$190
Price now		$29.98
Processor Number		i3-560
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		28.90
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1800 MHz	3.33 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1	4
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Transistor count		382 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	754	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.38 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)