i7-3910K vs Athlon 1100

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 1100 and Core i7-3910K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameThunderbird B (2000−2001)Sandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)
Release dateAugust 2000 (24 years ago)24 July 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 1100 and Core i7-3910K 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 cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.1 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography180 nm32 nm
Die size120 mm2435 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data67 °C
Number of transistors37 million2,270 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 1100 and Core i7-3910K 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
SocketA2011
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 1100 and Core i7-3910K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 1100 and Core i7-3910K are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 1100 and Core i7-3910K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 1100 and Core i7-3910K.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 180 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 130 Watt

Athlon 1100 has 116.7% lower power consumption.

i7-3910K, on the other hand, has 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 1100 and Core i7-3910K. We've got no test results to judge.


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