AMD PRO A12-8870 vs Intel Core i3-6100

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870 and Intel Core i3-6100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 PRO A12-8870

Intel Core i3-6100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-6100

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2181 vs 1784
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4136 vs 3888

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2181 vs 1784
PassMark - CPU mark	4136 vs 3888

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-6100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1784

2181

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3888

4136

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870	Intel Core i3-6100
PassMark - Single thread mark	1784	2181
PassMark - CPU mark	3888	4136
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		906
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1976
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		47.944
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.445
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1558
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5567
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1558
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5567

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870	Intel Core i3-6100
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	September 2015
OPN Tray	AD887BAUM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1444	1456
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Skylake
Launch price (MSRP)		$110
Price now		$147.49
Processor Number		i3-6100
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		10.96
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.70 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		150 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Maximum core temperature		65°C
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1108 MHz	1.05 GHz
Processor graphics	R7	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Switchable graphics
Device ID		0x1912
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
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	51 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
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® 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
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 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
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