AMD A6-9225 vs Intel Core i3-2100

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AMD A6-9225 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-2100
AMD A6-9225 Intel Core i3-2100

CPU comparison

AMD A6-9225 or Intel Core i3-2100 - 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 A6-9225 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD A6-9225 was released in Q3/2018.

The Intel Core i3-2100 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2100 was released in Q1/2011.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Core i3 (202)
AMD A6-9000 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 2000 (28)
6 Generation 2
Stoney Ridge (Excavator) Architecture Sandy Bridge S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-9225 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-9225 is 2.60 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the Intel Core i3-2100 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-2100 is at 3.10 GHz.

AMD A6-9225 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2100
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 A6-9225 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2100
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A6-9225 or Intel Core i3-2100 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000
0.66 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
7 GPU Generation 6
28 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
3 Compute units 6
192 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 10.1

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 R4 (Stoney Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A6-9225 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i3-2100 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

AMD A6-9225 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2100
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR3-1333
8 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 0.50 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
8 PCIe lanes 16
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A6-9225 is 15 W, while the Intel Core i3-2100 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A6-9225 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2100
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
10 W TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A6-9225 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-2100 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 3.50 MB cache.

AMD A6-9225 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2100
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
FP4 Socket LGA 1155
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2018 Release date Q1/2011
-- Release price 120 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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 A6-9225 AMD A6-9225
AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.66 GHz
251 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (42%)

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 A6-9225 AMD A6-9225
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
2115 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1846 (87%)

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 A6-9225 AMD A6-9225
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
265 (36%)
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
738 (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 A6-9225 AMD A6-9225
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
575 (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 A6-9225 AMD A6-9225
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1262 (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 A6-9225 AMD A6-9225
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
515 (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 A6-9225 AMD A6-9225
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1082 (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 A6-9225 AMD A6-9225
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
182 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 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 A6-9225 AMD A6-9225
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
273 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 A6-9225 AMD A6-9225
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
253 (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 A6-9225 AMD A6-9225
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
93 (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 A6-9225 AMD A6-9225
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
263 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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