Intel Core i3-10100T vs AMD Athlon II X3 455

Last updated: 2023-05-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-10100T		AMD Athlon II X3 455
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-10100T or AMD Athlon II X3 455 - 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 Intel Core i3-10100T has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-10100T was released in Q2/2020. The AMD Athlon II X3 455 has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 455 was released in Q4/2010.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Core i 10000 (43)	CPU group	AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12)
10	Generation	1
Comet Lake S	Architecture	Rana
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i3-9100T	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-10100T is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.80 GHz). The AMD Athlon II X3 455 has 3 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz.
Intel Core i3-10100T	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X3 455
4	Cores	3
8	Threads	3
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.00 GHz	Frequency	3.30 GHz
3.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
3.50 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.
Intel Core i3-10100T	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X3 455
--	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.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	no iGPU
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9.5	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
24	Compute units	--
192	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

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.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-10100T supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 455 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-10100T	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X3 455
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR3-1333
128 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	1.50 MB
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
3.0	PCIe version	2.0
16	PCIe lanes	--
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-10100T has a TDP of 35 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X3 455 is 95 W.
Intel Core i3-10100T	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X3 455
35 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	95 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
25 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i3-10100T has a 6.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X3 455 cache has a total of 1.50 MB.
Intel Core i3-10100T	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X3 455
14 nm	Technology	45 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 1200	Socket	AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020	Release date	Q4/2010
134 $	Release price	--

show more data		show more data

Intel Core i3-10100T 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz (3.80 GHz) buy now on Amazon and save! AMD Athlon II X3 455 3C 3T @ 3.30 GHz buy now on Amazon and save!

Rate these processors

Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-10100T (100%)

AMD Athlon II X3 455 (41%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-10100T (100%)

AMD Athlon II X3 455 (27%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100T 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	976 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X3 455 3C 3T @ 3.30 GHz	396 (41%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100T 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3654 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X3 455 3C 3T @ 3.30 GHz	1066 (29%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100T 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	7335 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X3 455 3C 3T @ 3.30 GHz	1858 (25%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100T 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1332 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X3 455 3C 3T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100T 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	4247 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X3 455 3C 3T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100T 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	399 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X3 455 3C 3T @ 3.30 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.


	Intel Core i3-10100T 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	1947 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X3 455 3C 3T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100T Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X3 455 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100T 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	171 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X3 455 3C 3T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100T 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	862 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X3 455 3C 3T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i3-10100T	AMD Athlon II X3 455
Unknown	Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs


1.		Intel Core i3-10100T vs Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
2.		Intel Core i3-10100 vs Intel Core i3-10100T
3.		Intel Core i3-10100T vs Intel Core i5-10500T
4.		Intel Core i3-10100T vs Intel Core i5-10400T
5.		Intel Core i3-10100T vs Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
6.		Intel Core i3-10100T vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
7.		Intel Core i3-10105T vs Intel Core i3-10100T
8.		Intel Core i3-1115G4 vs Intel Core i3-10100T
9.		Intel Core i3-9100T vs Intel Core i3-10100T
10.		Intel Core i3-10100T vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U