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Intel Core i3-6006U vs Nintendo Switch
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-6006U
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.00 GHz
Nintendo Switch
42 %
8C / 8T · 1.75 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-6006U
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.00 GHz
Nintendo Switch
52 %
8C / 8T · 1.00 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i3-6006U
88 %
Intel HD Graphics 520
Nintendo Switch
100 %
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell)
More benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Specifications
At a glance
|
Wischen
|
Intel Core i3-6006U | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i3 (205) | NVIDIA Tegra (2) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 6000U (20) | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (2) |
| Architecture | Skylake U | Cortex-A57/-A53 |
| Technology | 14 nm | 20 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Notebook |
| Socket | BGA 1356 | |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-6006U | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x 2.00 GHz |
4x Cortex-A57 1.00 - 1.75 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Cortex-A53 1.00 - 1.75 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 2.50 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 3.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-6006U | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 520 | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 0.90 GHz | 0.30 - 0.77 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 24 / 192 | 2 / 256 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | 2 GB |
| Technology | 14 nm | 20 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2015 | Q1/2017 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-6006U | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-6006U | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR4-2133 (34.1 GB/s) LPDDR3-1866 (29.9 GB/s) DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) | LPDDR4-3200 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 12 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 11.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-6006U | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 15 W | 5 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 5 W | |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
|
Wischen
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Intel Core i3-6006U | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | |
| Release date | Q4/2016 | Q1/2017 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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