Intel N100 vs AMD A6-3670K

Comparative analysis of Intel N100 and AMD A6-3670K 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 N100

AMD A6-3670K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N100

CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm
16.7x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1912 vs 1147
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5408 vs 2181

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs December 2011
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912 vs 1147
PassMark - CPU mark	5408 vs 2181

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3670K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N100
CPU 2: AMD A6-3670K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1912

1147

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5408

2181

Name	Intel N100	AMD A6-3670K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912	1147
PassMark - CPU mark	5408	2181
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		214.663
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.435
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		10.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.562

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N100	AMD A6-3670K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Llano
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	December 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$128
Place in performance rating	1317	2277
Processor Number	N100
Series	Intel Processor N-series
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Die size		228 mm
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR5 4800 MT/s LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x46D1
Execution Units	24
Graphics max dynamic frequency	750 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9
USB revision	2.0/3.2
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)