AMD Opteron A1150 vs Intel Core i3-6100H

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron A1150 and Intel Core i3-6100H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Opteron A1150

Intel Core i3-6100H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron A1150

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 32 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	January 2016 vs 1 September 2015
Number of cores	8 vs 2
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	32 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-6100H

Around 59% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm

Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron A1150
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-6100H

Name	AMD Opteron A1150	Intel Core i3-6100H
PassMark - Single thread mark		1543
PassMark - CPU mark		3041
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		667
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1603
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		17.332
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		220.418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		24.032
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		704
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1286
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1939
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		704
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1286
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1939

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron A1150	Intel Core i3-6100H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Seattle	Skylake
Launch date	January 2016	1 September 2015
Place in performance rating	not rated	1790
Vertical segment	Server	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Processor Number		i3-6100H
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB (shared)	512 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	1.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Base frequency		2.70 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		99 mm
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Number of threads		4
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	32 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1440
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
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
Device ID		0x191B
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		900 MHz
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
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
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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)