Intel Core i3-1215U vs AMD A6-3600. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 1200P/1200U AMD A6-3000
• Family
  Intel Core i3 AMD A
• Generation
  12 1
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  2x Golden Cove -
• B-Core
  4x Gracemont -
• Base Frequency
  1.2 GHz 2.1 GHz
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• CPU Cores
  6 4
• CPU Threads
  8 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.4 GHz 2.4 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
  1.8 GHz -
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  - 2.4 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12.1 11
• Execution units
  64 5
• Generation
  13 3
• GPU Frequency
  300 MHz 440 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) AMD Radeon HD 6530D
• GPU Turbo
  1100 MHz No turbo
• Max. displays
  4 0
• Max. GPU Memory
  32 GB 1 GB
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q4/2010
• Shader
  512 320
• Technology
  10 nm 32 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  Decode No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A6-3600 and Intel Core i3-1215U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  64 GB -
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 DDR3-1600
• PCIe
  4.0 x 28 -

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-1215U and AMD A6-3600 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  100 °C -
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  15 W 65 W
• TDP (PL2)
  55 W -

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-1215U and AMD A6-3600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Alder Lake U Llano (K10)
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE3, SSE4a
• L2-Cache
  4.5 MB -
• L3-Cache
  10 MB 4 MB
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q3/2011
• Socket
  BGA 1744 FM1
• Technology
  10 nm 32 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V