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AMD A10-6790K vs Intel Core i3-8121U
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD A10-6790K
64 %
4C / 4T · 4.30 GHz
Intel Core i3-8121U
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD A10-6790K
71 %
4C / 4T · 4.30 GHz
Intel Core i3-8121U
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance
AMD A10-6790K
50 %
4C / 4T · 4.30 GHz
Intel Core i3-8121U
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance
AMD A10-6790K
85 %
4C / 4T · 4.30 GHz
Intel Core i3-8121U
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
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1,113 entries
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1,110 entries
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Geekbench 3 (SC)
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Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
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Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
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Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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AMD A10-6790K | Intel Core i3-8121U |
|---|---|---|
| Family | AMD A (112) | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| CPU group | AMD A10-6000 (4) | Intel Core i 8000U (CL) (1) |
| Architecture | Richland (Piledriver) | Cannon Lake U |
| Technology | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | FM2 | BGA 1356 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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AMD A10-6790K | Intel Core i3-8121U |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 2 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x | 2x |
| Frequency: | 4.10 GHz | 2.20 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.30 GHz | 3.20 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 4.30 GHz | 2.70 GHz |
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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AMD A10-6790K | Intel Core i3-8121U |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | AMD Radeon HD 8670D | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.84 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 6 / 384 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 32 nm | |
| Release date | Q2/2013 |
NPU AI performance
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AMD A10-6790K | Intel Core i3-8121U |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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AMD A10-6790K | Intel Core i3-8121U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1866 (29.9 GB/s) | DDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s) LPDDR4-2400 (38.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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AMD A10-6790K | Intel Core i3-8121U |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 100 W | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 105 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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AMD A10-6790K | Intel Core i3-8121U |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Unknown | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
| Release date | Q4/2013 | Q2/2018 |
| Release price | 110 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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