i3-7100E vs A6-3650

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Primary details

Comparing A6-3650 and Core i3-7100E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2261not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.23no data
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date30 June 2011 (13 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225

Detailed specifications

A6-3650 and Core i3-7100E basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size228 mm2no data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-3650 and Core i3-7100E compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM1no data
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3650 and Core i3-7100E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3650 and Core i3-7100E are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3650 and Core i3-7100E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 6530DIntel HD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3650 and Core i3-7100E.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 June 2011 3 January 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 35 Watt

A6-3650 has 100% more physical cores.

i3-7100E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 185.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A6-3650 and Core i3-7100E. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A6-3650 is a desktop processor while Core i3-7100E is a notebook one.


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