i3-6100E vs Athlon 64 TF-20
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-6100E outperforms Athlon 64 TF-20 by a whopping 1206% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-6100E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3300 | 1892 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.24 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon 64 | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 0.61 | 5.65 |
| Architecture codename | Sherman (2009) | Skylake (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 1 May 2009 (15 years ago) | 12 October 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $225 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-6100E 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 27 |
| L1 cache | 0.1 MB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 98.57 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1750 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-6100E 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 | S1g1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-6100E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-6100E are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-6100E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | LPDDR3-1866 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-6100E.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.16 | 2.09 |
| Recency | 1 May 2009 | 12 October 2015 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Athlon 64 TF-20 has 40% lower power consumption.
i3-6100E, on the other hand, has a 1206.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Core i3-6100E is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 TF-20 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-6100E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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