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Intel Core i3-3250 vs AMD FX-6100

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-3250
Rank 2 - 69 %
AMD FX-6100
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 68 %
Intel Core i3-3250
Rank 1 - 100 %
AMD FX-6100
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-3250
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
687
AMD FX-6100
6C / 6T · 3.90 GHz
471
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-3250
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
1,577
AMD FX-6100
AMD FX-6100 100 %
6C / 6T · 3.90 GHz
1,713
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-3250
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
122 cb
AMD FX-6100
6C / 6T · 3.90 GHz
73 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-3250
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
310 cb
AMD FX-6100
AMD FX-6100 100 %
6C / 6T · 3.90 GHz
345 cb

More benchmarks

At a glance

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Intel Core i3-3250AMD FX-6100
FamilyIntel Core i3 (205)AMD FX (30)
CPU groupIntel Core i 3000 (31)AMD FX-6100/6200 (3)
ArchitectureIvy Bridge SZambezi (Bulldozer)
Technology22 nm32 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1155AM3+
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i3-3250AMD FX-6100
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 46 / 6
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 6x
Frequency: 3.50 GHz 3.30 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.90 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.90 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache3.00 MB8.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i3-3250AMD FX-6100
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 2500no iGPU
GPU frequency0.65 - 1.05 GHz
CUs / Shader6 / 48 /
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology22 nm
Release dateQ2/2012

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i3-3250AMD FX-6100
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i3-3250AMD FX-6100
MemoryDDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1866 (29.9 GB/s)
Max. Memory32 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoYes
PCIe2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i3-3250AMD FX-6100
TDP55 W95 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core i3-3250AMD FX-6100
Chip designMonolithicUnknown
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVXSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release dateQ2/2013Q4/2011
Release price117 $100 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i3-3250
Intel Core i3-3250
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
AMD FX-6100
AMD FX-6100
6C / 6T · 3.30 - 3.90 GHz

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