Intel Core i3-7101TE vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i3-7101TE vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, rendering, machine learning, programming, streaming. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like AIDA64, MATLAB, Furmark, 7zip, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, Blender, PCMark 10, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, SuperPi, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, PassMark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Fallout 76
Halo Infinite
Last Man Standing
Overwatch
Borderlands 3
Grand Theft Auto V
Apex Legends
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Watch Dogs Legion
Valorant
Rainbow Six Siege
Fortnite
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Red Dead Redemption 2
Valheim
Death Stranding
Cyberpunk 2077
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
DOOM: Eternal

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD FX-6300 Six-Core or Intel Core i3-7101TE.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i3-7101TE

51%

FX-6300 Six-Core

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-7101TE

51%

FX-6300 Six-Core

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.1	90.8
Valorant	102.4	103.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	57.8
Apex Legends	96.2	97.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.8	77.4
Overwatch	82.9	83.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	71.2
DOOM Eternal	51.2	51.6
Warzone	79.8	80.5
Assassin's Creed	86.0	86.7
Valheim	85.0	85.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i3-7101TE

85%

FX-6300 Six-Core

22%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-7101TE is more energy efficient than the FX-6300 Six-Core since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i3-7101TE	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Cinbench 15 Single-core	126	89
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	290	648
Cinbench 20 Single-core	309	186
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	544	1176
Cinbench 23 Single-core	512	567
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1986	3624

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-7101TE	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Single-Core	2089	1463
Multi-Core	3973	4132

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-7101TE	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Single-Core	899	652
Multi-Core	2031	2781

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-7101TE	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Announcement date	March 07, 2017	October 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1151	AM3+
Core name	Kaby Lake	Vishera
Architecture	x86	Bulldozer
Generation	7	1
Turbo Frequency		4.1 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	2	6
Threads	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	1220 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR3
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		1866
Memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
L1 cache		288KB
L2 cache		6MB
L3 cache	3 MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number	Expansion Options	FD6300WMW6KHK FD6300WMHKBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here FX-6300 Six-Core is 2% better than Core i3-7101TE in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-6300 Six-Core has 4 more core than Core i3-7101TE. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-7101TE is better: 14
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-6300 Six-Core is better: 24
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i3-7101TE and AMD FX-6300 Six-Core before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i3-7101TE - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-7101TE specs and review.

• AMD FX-6300 Six-Core specs and review.