Athlon 64 TF-20 vs i3-6100TE

Place in the ranking	1938	3300
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.41	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	AMD Athlon 64
Power efficiency	5.33	0.60
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Sherman (2009)
Release date	12 October 2015 (9 years ago)	1 May 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$117	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-6100TE and Athlon 64 TF-20 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	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	667 MHz
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	0.1 MB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	98.57 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6100TE and Athlon 64 TF-20 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	LGA-1151	S1g1
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100TE and Athlon 64 TF-20. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6100TE and Athlon 64 TF-20 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6100TE and Athlon 64 TF-20. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 530

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6100TE and Athlon 64 TF-20.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.98	0.16
Recency	12 October 2015	1 May 2009
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

i3-6100TE has a 1137.5% 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.

Athlon 64 TF-20, on the other hand, has 40% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-6100TE is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 TF-20 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-6100TE and Athlon 64 TF-20, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.