Intel Core i5-4570 vs Intel Core i3-6100

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Intel Core i5-4570 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-6100
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i3-6100

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-4570 or Intel Core i3-6100 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-4570 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4570 was released in Q3/2013.

The Intel Core i3-6100 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-6100 was released in Q3/2015.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Core i3 (202)
Intel Core i 4000 (64) CPU group Intel Core i 6000 (24)
4 Generation 6
Haswell S Architecture Skylake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-3570 Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i3-7100

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4570 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz). The Intel Core i3-6100 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz.

Intel Core i5-4570 Characteristic Intel Core i3-6100
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.70 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-4570 Characteristic Intel Core i3-6100
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 9
22 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
20 Compute units 24
160 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-4570 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-6100 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-4570 Characteristic Intel Core i3-6100
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2133, DDR3-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-4570 has a TDP of 84 W, that of the Intel Core i3-6100 is 51 W.

Intel Core i5-4570 Characteristic Intel Core i3-6100
84 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 51 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4570 has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-6100 cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-4570 Characteristic Intel Core i3-6100
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1150 Socket LGA 1151
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q3/2015
202 $ Release price 117 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 7 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
863 (96%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
901 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2761 (100%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
2064 (75%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1114 (92%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1208 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3243 (100%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
2355 (73%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
290 (79%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
368 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1089 (100%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
916 (84%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.10 GHz
352 (80%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
5218 (100%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
4148 (79%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
699 (74%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
947.2 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
377 (100%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
357 (95%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1453 (100%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1045 (72%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
140 (92%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
152 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
491 (100%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
392 (80%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
50 (100%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
175 (100%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
794 (100%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2841 (100%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
43 (100%)
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i3-6100
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