Intel Core i3-7101E vs AMD A8-9600

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-7101E and AMD A8-9600 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 i3-7101E

  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2407 vs 1488
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4430 vs 3308
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2407 vs 1488
PassMark - CPU mark 4430 vs 3308

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-9600

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-7101E
CPU 2: AMD A8-9600

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2407
1488
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4430
3308
Name Intel Core i3-7101E AMD A8-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark 2407 1488
PassMark - CPU mark 4430 3308
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 475
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1409
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 129.751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 9707
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 9707

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-7101E AMD A8-9600

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaby Lake Bristol Ridge
Launch date Q1'17 27 July 2017
Place in performance rating 1068 1083
Processor Number i3-7101E
Series 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP) $78
OPN PIB AD9600AGABBOX
OPN Tray AD9600AGM44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $64.99
Value for money (0-100) 22.69

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.90 GHz 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 90°C
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4
Compute Cores 10
Die size 246 mm
L2 cache 2 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz
Number of GPU cores 6
Transistor count 1178 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Graphics

Device ID 0x5902
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 630 Radeon R7 Series
Enduro
Graphics max frequency 900 MHz
iGPU core count 6
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@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 DirectX® 12
OpenGL 4.5
Vulkan

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt 65 Watt
Configurable TDP 45/65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 8
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x8
PCIe configurations 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® 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
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
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™)