Intel Core m3-8100Y vs AMD A6-3420M

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core m3-8100Y		AMD A6-3420M
CPU comparison Intel Core m3-8100Y or AMD A6-3420M - 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 m3-8100Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core m3-8100Y was released in Q3/2018. The AMD A6-3420M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3420M was released in Q4/2011.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD A (112)
Intel Core M 8 (1)	CPU group	AMD A6-3000M (9)
8	Generation	1
Amber Lake Y	Architecture	Llano (K10)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core m3-8100Y has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core m3-8100Y is 1.10 GHz (3.40 GHz) while the AMD A6-3420M has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-3420M is at 1.50 GHz (2.40 GHz).
Intel Core m3-8100Y	Characteristic	AMD A6-3420M
2	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
1.10 GHz	Frequency	1.50 GHz
3.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.40 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.40 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.
Intel Core m3-8100Y	Characteristic	AMD A6-3420M
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core m3-8100Y or AMD A6-3420M 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.
Intel UHD Graphics 615	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 6520G
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
0.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9.5	GPU Generation	3
14 nm	Technology	32 nm
3	Max. displays	2
24	Compute units	5
192	Shader	320
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	1 GB
12	DirectX Version	11

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 615	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 6520G
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core m3-8100Y can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The AMD A6-3420M supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.
Intel Core m3-8100Y	Characteristic	AMD A6-3420M
LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	Memory	DDR3-1333
16 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
10	PCIe lanes	--
9.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core m3-8100Y is 5 W, while the AMD A6-3420M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core m3-8100Y	Characteristic	AMD A6-3420M
5 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
8 W	TDP up	--
4.5 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core m3-8100Y is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD A6-3420M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
Intel Core m3-8100Y	Characteristic	AMD A6-3420M
14 nm	Technology	32 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE3, SSE4a
BGA 1515	Socket	FS1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
	Operating systems
Q3/2018	Release date	Q4/2011
281 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core m3-8100Y (100%)

AMD A6-3420M (34%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core m3-8100Y (100%)

AMD A6-3420M (63%)

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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	763 (100%)
	AMD A6-3420M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	259 (34%)

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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	1429 (100%)
	AMD A6-3420M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	773 (54%)

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 m3-8100Y Intel UHD Graphics 615 @ 0.90 GHz	346 (100%)
	AMD A6-3420M AMD Radeon HD 6520G @ 0.40 GHz	256 (74%)

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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	2916 (100%)
	AMD A6-3420M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2084 (71%)

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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1028 (100%)
	AMD A6-3420M 4C 4T @ 2.40 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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	1740 (100%)
	AMD A6-3420M 4C 4T @ 2.40 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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	231 (100%)
	AMD A6-3420M 4C 4T @ 2.40 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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	412 (100%)
	AMD A6-3420M 4C 4T @ 2.40 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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	93 (100%)
	AMD A6-3420M 4C 4T @ 2.40 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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	176 (100%)
	AMD A6-3420M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core m3-8100Y	AMD A6-3420M
GPD P2 Max Windows 10 Ultrabook GPD P2 MAX Ultra Mobiler Mini PC Laptop 8.9 Zoll Laptop ONE-Netbook OneMix 3s ASUS Chromebook Flip C434TA-AI0108	Unknown

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