Intel Core i3-10110U vs AMD FX-870K

Compare Intel 10th Generation Core i3 2 core CPU vs AMD 2 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

1418 points
1430 points
0.85% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

2832 points
3% slightly better gaming score
2728 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

1050 points
1078 points
2% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

1007 points
1035 points
2% slightly better heavy workload score

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

2
Identical
2

Threads

Number of logical processing units

4
Identical
4

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.1 GHz
3.6 GHz
71% significantly higher clock speed

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

0.5 MiB
4 MiB
700% significantly more L2 cache

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

832nd of 1,089
830th of 1,089

Family

The product line

10th Generation Core i3
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Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2019 August
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Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2666
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Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

No
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Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
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Core i3-10110U vs FX-870K comparison

In our benchmarks, the FX-870K beats the Core i3-10110U in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i3-10110U has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the FX-870K has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-10110U. The info from our database shows that the FX-870K has more L2 cache than the Core i3-10110U

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-10110U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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