Intel Core i3-6102E vs AMD A6-7000

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-6102E and AMD A6-7000 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-6102E

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1068 vs 857
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2349 vs 1010
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1068 vs 857
PassMark - CPU mark 2349 vs 1010

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7000

  • Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 25 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt vs 25 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-6102E
CPU 2: AMD A6-7000

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1068
857
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2349
1010
Name Intel Core i3-6102E AMD A6-7000
PassMark - Single thread mark 1068 857
PassMark - CPU mark 2349 1010
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1273
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1841

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-6102E AMD A6-7000

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Kaveri
Launch date Q4'15 1 June 2014
Place in performance rating 2165 2157
Processor Number i3-6102E
Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AM7000ECH23JA

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.90 GHz 2.2 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 2
Compute Cores 5
L2 cache 1 MB
Maximum frequency 3 GHz
Number of GPU cores 3
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 DDR3U-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1600

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 R4 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency 533 MHz
iGPU core count 3
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 FT3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 17 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)
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
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