Intel Core i3-6100U Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Core i3-6100U 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 Q3/2015.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i3-6100U. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i3-6100U. |
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| Name: | Intel Core i3-6100U |
| Family: | Intel Core i3 |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 6000U |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 6 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core i3-6100U can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 2 / 4 |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 2x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 2.30 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | -- |
| Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): | -- |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i3-6100U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).
| GPU name: | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.30 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.00 GHz |
| Execution units: | 24 |
| Shader: | 192 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 32 GB |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
| Generation: | 9 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Release date: | Q3/2015 |
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 & PCIeThe memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second. |
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| Memory type: | DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM DDR4-2133 LPDDR3-1866 |
| Max. Memory: | 32 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 3.0 x 12 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1): | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | 7.5 W |
| Tjunction max.: | 100 °C |
Technical details
Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core i3-6100U as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | BGA 1356 |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 3.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Skylake U |
| 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: | Q3/2015 |
| Release price: | 281 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-6100U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
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.
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-4000M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-6100U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A8-5500
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz |
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AMD A8-5500B
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz |
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AMD A8-5600K
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-6100U
Intel HD Graphics 520 @ 1.00 GHz |
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Intel Processor N100
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 0.75 GHz |
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Intel Processor N200
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 0.75 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-13500HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.50 GHz |
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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.
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AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core m7-6Y75
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-6100U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4350U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz |
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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.|
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Intel Celeron G1630
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-4100M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-6100U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Core M-5Y31
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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AMD FX-8310
8C 8T @ 4.30 GHz |
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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.|
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AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 905e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4360U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-6100U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-L16G7
5C 5T @ 1.80 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Pentium G4400
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 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.|
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Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-6100U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-3250T
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-4100M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Celeron G1830
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 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.
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Intel Core i7-4510U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-4110M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-6100U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Core m7-6Y75
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3667U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.|
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AMD A10-6700
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz |
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AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-6100U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Celeron G1840T
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 975
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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Intel Core i7-4510U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD A10-7400P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4350U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-6100U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Core m7-6Y75
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Celeron G3930T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The iGPU test uses the CPU internal graphic unit to execute OpenGL commands.|
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Intel Core i5-5200U
Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-5300U
Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
Intel HD Graphics P530 @ 1.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-6100U
Intel HD Graphics 520 @ 1.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6200U
Intel HD Graphics 520 @ 1.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-6167U
Intel Iris Graphics 550 @ 1.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-5010U
Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Benchmarks
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Geekbench 5 (MC)
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
212 entries
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
716 entries
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FP32 SP iGPU
1,829 entries
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AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
44 entries
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AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
105 entries
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
211 entries
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PassMark CPU-Mark
1,409 entries
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
188 entries
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V-Ray CPU-Render
211 entries
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Monero Hashrate
94 entries
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Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,094 entries
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Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,089 entries
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Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries
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Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries
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Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
824 entries
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Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
835 entries
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Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
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