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Intel Core i3-6100U vs Intel Core i7-975

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-6100U
Rank 2 - 93 %
Intel Core i7-975
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 62 %
Intel Core i3-6100U
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-975
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-6100U
2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz
720
Intel Core i7-975
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
635
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-6100U
2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz
1,643
Intel Core i7-975
4C / 8T · 3.33 GHz
2,225
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-6100U
2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz
617
Intel Core i7-975
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
607
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-6100U
2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz
1,360
Intel Core i7-975
4C / 8T · 3.33 GHz
2,460
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-6100U
2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz
643
Intel Core i7-975
4C / 8T · 3.33 GHz
1,598

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At a glance

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FamilyIntel Core i3 (205)Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
CPU groupIntel Core i 6000U (20)Intel Core i7 900 (7)
ArchitectureSkylake UBloomfield
Technology14 nm45 nm
SegmentNotebookDesktop
SocketBGA 1356LGA 1366
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Core i3-7100U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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CPU Cores / Threads2 / 44 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 4x
Frequency: 2.30 GHz 3.33 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.60 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache1.00 MB
L3-Cache3.00 MB8.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 520no iGPU
GPU frequency0.30 - 1.00 GHz
CUs / Shader24 / 192 /
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory32 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ3/2015

NPU AI performance

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AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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MemoryDDR4-2133 (34.1 GB/s)
LPDDR3-1866 (29.9 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory32 GB24 GB
Memory channels23
ECCNoNo
PCIe3.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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TDP15 W130 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down7.5 W
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

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Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ3/2015Q4/2008
Release price281 $1059 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i3-6100U
Intel Core i3-6100U
2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz
Intel Core i7-975
Intel Core i7-975
4C / 8T · 3.33 - 3.60 GHz

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