AMD Pro A8-8600B vs Intel Core i3-2100T

Comparative analysis of AMD Pro A8-8600B and Intel Core i3-2100T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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 Pro A8-8600B

Intel Core i3-2100T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Pro A8-8600B

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 20% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1107 vs 1092
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2226 vs 1496

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 June 2015 vs February 2011
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1107 vs 1092
PassMark - CPU mark	2226 vs 1496

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2100T

6.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2356 vs 362
4.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4444 vs 1026

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2356 vs 362
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4444 vs 1026

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Pro A8-8600B
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2100T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1107

1092

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2226

1496

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

362

2356

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1026

4444

Name	AMD Pro A8-8600B	Intel Core i3-2100T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1107	1092
PassMark - CPU mark	2226	1496
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	362	2356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1026	4444
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.432
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	229.764
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.849
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	39.061
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	713
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	780
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2559
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	713
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	780
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2559

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Pro A8-8600B	Intel Core i3-2100T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Carrizo	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 June 2015	February 2011
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1906	1407
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Laptops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$180
Price now		$59.99
Processor Number		i3-2100T
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		14.40
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.6 GHz	2.50 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	3100 Million	504 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		131 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		65.0°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3 / DDR3L-2133	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz	1.1 GHz
iGPU core count	384
Number of pipelines	384
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x102
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP4	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)