i3-8100F vs A8-8600P

Primary details

Comparing A8-8600P and Core i3-8100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2130	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Carrizo	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	4.19	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$117

Detailed specifications

A8-8600P and Core i3-8100F 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	36
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-8600P and Core i3-8100F 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 configuration	no data	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FP4	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	12-35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-8600P and Core i3-8100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-8600P and Core i3-8100F are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-8600P and Core i3-8100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-8600P and Core i3-8100F integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-8600P and Core i3-8100F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-8600P and Core i3-8100F.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 June 2015	7 January 2019
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	65 Watt

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