AMD A6-3500 vs Intel Core i3-8145U

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A6-3500		Intel Core i3-8145U
CPU comparison AMD A6-3500 or Intel Core i3-8145U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD A6-3500 has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3500 was released in Q3/2011. The Intel Core i3-8145U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8145U was released in Q3/2018.

AMD A (112)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD A6-3000 (5)	CPU group	Intel Core i 8000U (WL) (8)
1	Generation	8
Llano (K10)	Architecture	Whiskey Lake U
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD A6-3500 is a 3 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (2.40 GHz). The Intel Core i3-8145U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.90 GHz).
AMD A6-3500	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-8145U
3	Cores	2
3	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
2.10 GHz	Frequency	2.10 GHz
2.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.90 GHz
2.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD A6-3500	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-8145U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon HD 6530D	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 620
0.44 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.00 GHz
3	GPU Generation	9.5
32 nm	Technology	14 nm
0	Max. displays	3
5	Compute units	24
320	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
1 GB	Max. GPU Memory	16 GB
11	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon HD 6530D	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 620
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD A6-3500 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8145U can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD A6-3500	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-8145U
DDR3-1600	Memory	LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2400
	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
3.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A6-3500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Core i3-8145U is 15 W.
AMD A6-3500	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-8145U
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	25 W
--	TDP down	10 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD A6-3500 has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-8145U cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
AMD A6-3500	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-8145U
32 nm	Technology	14 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FM1	Socket	BGA 1528
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2011	Release date	Q3/2018
47 $	Release price	281 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD A6-3500 (29%)

Intel Core i3-8145U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD A6-3500 (46%)

Intel Core i3-8145U (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	303 (29%)
	Intel Core i3-8145U 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1036 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	766 (37%)
	Intel Core i3-8145U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2084 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD A6-3500 AMD Radeon HD 6530D @ 0.44 GHz	284 (74%)
	Intel Core i3-8145U Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz	384 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	1995 (52%)
	Intel Core i3-8145U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	3861 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	166 (49%)
	Intel Core i3-8145U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	338 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-8145U 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1218 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-8145U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2338 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	135 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-8145U 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	368 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-8145U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-8145U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	1039 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-8145U 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	160 (100%)

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