Athlon II N350 vs i3-6100E

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-6100E
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.09
+335%
Athlon II N350
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.48

Core i3-6100E outperforms Athlon II N350 by a whopping 335% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-6100E and Athlon II N350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18922908
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.24no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3AMD Athlon II
Power efficiency5.651.30
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date12 October 2015 (9 years ago)4 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-6100E and Athlon II N350 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s3200 MHz
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache3 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size98.57 mm2117.5 mm2
Number of transistors1750 Million234 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6100E and Athlon II N350 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
Socketno dataS1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100E and Athlon II N350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6100E and Athlon II N350 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6100E and Athlon II N350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR3-1866DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6100E and Athlon II N350.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i3-6100E 2.09
+335%
Athlon II N350 0.48

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i3-6100E 3315
+332%
Athlon II N350 767

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.09 0.48
Recency 12 October 2015 4 October 2010
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm

i3-6100E has a 335.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-6100E is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II N350 in performance tests.


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