Intel Pentium E6600 vs Intel Core i3-10100F

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Intel Pentium E6600 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-10100F
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Core i3-10100F

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium E6600 and the Intel Core i3-10100F and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium E6600 2 core processor released in Q1/2010 with the Intel Core i3-10100F which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2020.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) CPU group Intel Core i 10000 (43)
2 Generation 10
Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture Comet Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i3-9100F
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E6600 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.06 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-10100F clocks with 3.60 GHz (4.30 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium E6600 Characteristic Intel Core i3-10100F
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.06 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.10 GHz

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 Pentium E6600 Characteristic Intel Core i3-10100F
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium E6600, while the Intel Core i3-10100F supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium E6600 Characteristic Intel Core i3-10100F
DDR3-1333, DDR2-800 Memory DDR4-2666
16 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium E6600 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-10100F is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium E6600 Characteristic Intel Core i3-10100F
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium E6600 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-10100F is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Pentium E6600 Characteristic Intel Core i3-10100F
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 775 Socket LGA 1200
VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2010 Release date Q4/2020
-- Release price 79 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E6600 (31%)
Intel Core i3-10100F (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E6600 (16%)
Intel Core i3-10100F (100%)

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 Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
422 (37%)
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1135 (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 Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
761 (17%)
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
4365 (100%)

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 Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
362 (25%)
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1446 (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 Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
614 (13%)
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
4769 (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 Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
1120 (13%)
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
8722 (100%)

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 Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
498 (21%)
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
2417 (100%)

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 Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
64 (100%)

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 Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
295 (100%)

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 Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1141 (100%)

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 Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
5612 (100%)

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 Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
448 (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 Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
2284 (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 Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
460 (100%)

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 Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
191 (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 Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1001 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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