Intel Core i3-6006U Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i3-6006U has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 6. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1356 socket and was released in Q4/2016. The Intel Core i3-6006U scores 505 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,119 points.
Intel Core i3-6006U

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i3-6006U
Family: Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group: Intel Core i 6000U (20)
Architecture: Skylake U
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 6
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-6006U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-6006U is 2.00 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i3-6006U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-6006U uses the Intel HD Graphics 520, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 520
GPU frequency: 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.90 GHz
Compute units: 24
Shader: 192
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q3/2015
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 32 GB
Frame Generation: No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR3-1866
DDR4-2133
DDR3-1600
29.9 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth: 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-6006U is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 3.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1356
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 3.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q4/2016
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i3-L13G4 Intel Core i3-L13G4
5C 5T @ 2.80 GHz
652
Intel Core i7-3630QM Intel Core i7-3630QM
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
646
Intel Core i7-3635QM Intel Core i7-3635QM
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
646
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
644
Intel Core i7-2960XM Intel Core i7-2960XM
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
640
Intel Core i7-3615QM Intel Core i7-3615QM
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
637
Intel Core i7-3687U Intel Core i7-3687U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
635

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core m5-6Y57 Intel Core m5-6Y57
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1367
Intel Pentium N6211 Intel Pentium N6211
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1362
Intel Pentium N6415 Intel Pentium N6415
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1362
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1361
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1337
Intel Celeron 7305 Intel Celeron 7305
5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz
1335
Intel Core M-5Y10c Intel Core M-5Y10c
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
1328

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 Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
514
Intel Core i3-3120M Intel Core i3-3120M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
508
AMD A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
506
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
505
Intel Core i3-5005U Intel Core i3-5005U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
505
Intel Celeron 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
502
Intel Pentium 2030M Intel Pentium 2030M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
502

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 i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1125
Intel Celeron N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1122
Intel Core i5-4302Y Intel Core i5-4302Y
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1120
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1119
AMD 3015Ce AMD 3015Ce
2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
1096
Intel Celeron N6210 Intel Celeron N6210
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1092
Intel Core i3-2370M Intel Core i3-2370M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1090

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 i3-5020U Intel Core i3-5020U
Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.90 GHz
346
Intel Core i3-6100H Intel Core i3-6100H
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 0.90 GHz
346
Intel Core i5-5300U Intel Core i5-5300U
Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.90 GHz
346
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
Intel HD Graphics 520 @ 0.90 GHz
346
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Jasper Lake) @ 0.85 GHz
340
Intel Core i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.30 GHz
333
Intel Core i7-3540M Intel Core i7-3540M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.30 GHz
333

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 i5-3437U Intel Core i5-3437U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
2294
AMD A8-3530MX AMD A8-3530MX
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2286
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
2285
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
2284
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2281
AMD A6-3430MX AMD A6-3430MX
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2277
Intel Core i7-4550U Intel Core i7-4550U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2275

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 i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
207
Intel Core i3-3110M Intel Core i3-3110M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
199
Intel Core i3-5005U Intel Core i3-5005U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
197
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
186
Intel Core i3-4005U Intel Core i3-4005U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
148
Intel Core m3-7Y30 Intel Core m3-7Y30
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
120

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 i3-3110M Intel Core i3-3110M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
586
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
585
Intel Core i3-2370M Intel Core i3-2370M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
564
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
558
AMD A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
543
Intel Core i3-2350M Intel Core i3-2350M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
541
Intel Core i3-2328M Intel Core i3-2328M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
517

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 Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
85
Intel Celeron J4025 Intel Celeron J4025
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
85
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
85
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
84
Intel Core i3-5020U Intel Core i3-5020U
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
84
Intel Core i3-4158U Intel Core i3-4158U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
84
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.70 GHz
82

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 i5-3437U Intel Core i5-3437U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
223
Intel Core i3-5010U Intel Core i3-5010U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
221
Intel Core m5-6Y54 Intel Core m5-6Y54
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
217
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
214
AMD A10-9600P AMD A10-9600P
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
214
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
214
AMD A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
214

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