Intel Core i3-6100E vs AMD Pro A6-8500B

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-6100E and AMD Pro A6-8500B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i3-6100E

AMD Pro A6-8500B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-6100E

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1688 vs 1340
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3315 vs 1601

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1688 vs 1340
PassMark - CPU mark	3315 vs 1601

Reasons to consider the AMD Pro A6-8500B

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-6100E
CPU 2: AMD Pro A6-8500B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1688

1340

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3315

1601

Name	Intel Core i3-6100E	AMD Pro A6-8500B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1688	1340
PassMark - CPU mark	3315	1601
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3121
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.803
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	38.873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.019
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.269

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-6100E	AMD Pro A6-8500B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Carrizo
Launch date	Q4'15	3 June 2015
Place in performance rating	1915	1900
Processor Number	i3-6100E
Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Laptops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Compute Cores		6
L2 cache		1 MB
Maximum frequency		3 GHz
Number of GPU cores		4
Transistor count		3100 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR3 / DDR3L-1600
Supported memory frequency		1600 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x191B
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 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	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		256
Number of pipelines		256
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
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
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5
Vulkan
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	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)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
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)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0