Intel Core i3-7100 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-7100 and AMD Athlon II X2 245e 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-7100

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 34% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 95% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2302 vs 1182
  • 3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4323 vs 1171
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2017 vs May 2010
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2302 vs 1182
PassMark - CPU mark 4323 vs 1171

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245e

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 51 Watt
  • Around 78% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1727 vs 971
  • Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2805 vs 2072
Specifications (specs)
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 51 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1727 vs 971
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2805 vs 2072

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-7100
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2302
1182
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4323
1171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
971
1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2072
2805
Name Intel Core i3-7100 AMD Athlon II X2 245e
PassMark - Single thread mark 2302 1182
PassMark - CPU mark 4323 1171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 971 1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2072 2805
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.909
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 53.313
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.304
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.628
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1421
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2151
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4107
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1421
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2151
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4107

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-7100 AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaby Lake Regor
Launch date January 2017 May 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $115 $80
Place in performance rating 1700 1703
Price now $164.25 $80
Processor Number i3-7100
Series 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 10.37 6.28
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.90 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 2.9 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 4
Die size 117 mm
Transistor count 410 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR3

Graphics

Device ID 0x5912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
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 630

Graphics interfaces

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
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 51 Watt 45 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)