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A10-7870K vs. Core i3-6100 CPU Review

We tested two new mainstream CPUs, the A10-7870K from AMD and the Core i3-6100 "Skylake" from Intel. Which one is the fastest? Check it out!

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The Reviewed CPUs

Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Reviewed CPUs
  • 3. How We Tested
  • 4. PCMark 8
  • 5. 3DMark
  • 6. Photoshop CC and Cinebench R15
  • 7. Video encoding
  • 8. Gaming Performance
  • 9. Conclusions

In the tables below, we compare the main features of the CPUs included in our review.

CPU Cores HT IGP Internal Clock Turbo Clock Core Tech. TDP Socket Price

A10-7870K

4

No

Yes

3.9 GHz

4.1 GHz

Godavari

28 nm

95 W

FM2+

USD 135

Core i3-6100

2

Yes

Yes

3.7 GHz

–

Skylake

14 nm

51 W

LGA1151

USD 130

Below you can see the memory configuration for each CPU.

CPU L2 Cache L3 Cache Memory Support Memory Channels

A10-7870K

2 x 2 MiB – Up to DDR3-2133 Two

Core i3-6100

2 x 256 kiB

3 MiB

Up to DDR4-2133 or DDR3L-1600

Two

Below we have a comparison of the graphic engine of each CPU.

CPU GPU DirectX Clock Cores

A10-7870K

Radeon R7
12 866 MHz
512

Core i3-6100

Intel HD 530

12

350/1,050 MHz

24

Continue: How We Tested

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