|
Intel Xeon W-3175X
3.1 GHz (28 cores) |
20779 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
2.5 GHz (28 cores) |
19409 |
|
|
Intel Core i9-9980XE
3.0 GHz (18 cores) |
16252 |
|
|
Intel Core i9-7980XE
2.6 GHz (18 cores) |
15131 |
|
|
Intel Core i9-7960X
2.8 GHz (16 cores) |
14269 |
|
|
Intel Core i9-9960X
3.1 GHz (16 cores) |
14166 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
2.1 GHz (24 cores) |
13842 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6140
2.3 GHz (18 cores) |
13811 |
|
|
Intel Core i9-9940X
3.3 GHz (14 cores) |
13667 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M
3. |
13321 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6148
2.4 GHz (20 cores) |
13165 |
|
|
Intel Core i9-7940X
3.1 GHz (14 cores) |
12838 |
|
|
Intel Xeon W-2191B
2.3 GHz (18 cores) |
12507 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6146
3.2 GHz (12 cores) |
12361 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6142
2.6 GHz (16 cores) |
12047 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
2.1 GHz (26 cores) |
12012 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6154
3.0 GHz (18 cores) |
11952 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6126
2.6 GHz (12 cores) |
11900 |
|
|
Intel Core i9-9920X
3.5 GHz (12 cores) |
11833 |
|
|
Intel Core i9-7920X
2. |
11796 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6132
2.6 GHz (14 cores) |
11523 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6136
3.0 GHz (12 cores) |
11069 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6130T
2.1 GHz (16 cores) |
10803 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
2.0 GHz (20 cores) |
10603 |
|
|
Intel Core i9-9900X
3.5 GHz (10 cores) |
10412 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6130
2.1 GHz (16 cores) |
9886 |
|
|
Intel Xeon W-2155
3.3 GHz (10 cores) |
9678 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
2.2 GHz (14 cores) |
9448 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-9800X
3.8 GHz (8 cores) |
9009 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6144
3. |
8576 |
|
|
Intel Xeon W-2145
3.7 GHz (8 cores) |
8575 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
3.2 GHz (8 cores) |
7897 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
2.3 GHz (12 cores) |
7812 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
2.1 GHz (12 cores) |
7082 |
|
|
Intel Xeon W-2135
3.7 GHz (6 cores) |
6484 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6128
3.4 GHz (6 cores) |
6385 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Silver 4114
2.2 GHz (10 cores) |
5865 |
|
|
Intel Xeon W-2133
3.6 GHz (6 cores) |
5774 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 5115
2.4 GHz (10 cores) |
5562 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Silver 4110
2. |
5071 |
|
|
Intel Xeon W-2125
4.0 GHz (4 cores) |
4459 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Silver 4108
1.8 GHz (8 cores) |
4435 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6700K
4.0 GHz (4 cores) |
4422 |
|
|
Intel Xeon W-2123
3.6 GHz (4 cores) |
3937 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
3.5 GHz (4 cores) |
3848 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
2.8 GHz (4 cores) |
3848 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5
3.6 GHz (4 cores) |
3847 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
3.6 GHz (4 cores) |
3776 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6700
3.4 GHz (4 cores) |
3737 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
3.5 GHz (4 cores) |
3736 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
3. |
3732 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
3.4 GHz (4 cores) |
3684 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5
3.0 GHz (4 cores) |
3676 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6600K
3.5 GHz (4 cores) |
3595 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
2.9 GHz (4 cores) |
3594 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6820HK
2.7 GHz (4 cores) |
3561 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5
3.0 GHz (4 cores) |
3526 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
2.9 GHz (4 cores) |
3496 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 5122
3.6 GHz (4 cores) |
3457 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Silver 4112
2.6 GHz (4 cores) |
3439 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6820EQ
2. |
3373 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6920HQ
2.9 GHz (4 cores) |
3321 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5
2.9 GHz (4 cores) |
3269 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6700T
2.8 GHz (4 cores) |
3236 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
2.8 GHz (4 cores) |
3227 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6770HQ
2.6 GHz (4 cores) |
3148 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6820HQ
2.7 GHz (4 cores) |
3128 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6700TE
2.4 GHz (4 cores) |
3110 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6600
3.3 GHz (4 cores) |
3094 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
2.6 GHz (4 cores) |
3060 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
3. |
3020 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
3.0 GHz (4 cores) |
2885 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6500
3.2 GHz (4 cores) |
2882 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6600T
2.7 GHz (4 cores) |
2851 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
2.1 GHz (4 cores) |
2672 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6400
2.7 GHz (4 cores) |
2653 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6402P
2.8 GHz (4 cores) |
2636 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6440HQ
2.6 GHz (4 cores) |
2627 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6500TE
2.3 GHz (4 cores) |
2515 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6500T
2.5 GHz (4 cores) |
2492 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6300HQ
2.3 GHz (4 cores) |
2436 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6400T
2. |
2197 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6320
3.9 GHz (2 cores) |
2175 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6300
3.8 GHz (2 cores) |
2026 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6100
3.7 GHz (2 cores) |
1944 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6567U
3.3 GHz (2 cores) |
1920 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6098P
3.6 GHz (2 cores) |
1892 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6300T
3.3 GHz (2 cores) |
1856 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6660U
2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
1758 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6650U
2.2 GHz (2 cores) |
1742 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6287U
3.1 GHz (2 cores) |
1734 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6100T
3.2 GHz (2 cores) |
1733 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6267U
2. |
1721 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6440EQ
2.7 GHz (4 cores) |
1665 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6500U
2.5 GHz (2 cores) |
1641 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6560U
2.2 GHz (2 cores) |
1633 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6360U
2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
1614 |
|
|
Intel Pentium G4520
3.6 GHz (2 cores) |
1594 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6100H
2.7 GHz (2 cores) |
1575 |
|
|
Intel Pentium G4500
3.5 GHz (2 cores) |
1559 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6260U
1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
1541 |
|
|
Intel Pentium G4400
3.3 GHz (2 cores) |
1434 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6157U
2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
1405 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6200U
2. |
1333 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6600U
2.6 GHz (2 cores) |
1316 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6300U
2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
1313 |
|
|
Intel Pentium G4400T
2.9 GHz (2 cores) |
1299 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6100U
2.3 GHz (2 cores) |
1285 |
|
|
Intel Celeron G3920
2.9 GHz (2 cores) |
1281 |
|
|
Intel Celeron G3900
2.8 GHz (2 cores) |
1260 |
|
|
Intel Pentium G4500T
3.0 GHz (2 cores) |
1227 |
|
|
Intel Celeron G3900T
2.6 GHz (2 cores) |
1201 |
|
|
Intel Celeron 3955U
2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
896 |
|
|
Intel Pentium 4405Y
1.5 GHz (2 cores) |
840 |
|
|
Intel Celeron 3855U
1. |
686 |
|
9 GHz (12 cores)
5 GHz (8 cores)
1 GHz (8 cores)
7 GHz (4 cores)
8 GHz (4 cores)
3 GHz (4 cores)
2 GHz (4 cores)
9 GHz (2 cores)
3 GHz (2 cores)
6 GHz (2 cores)Intel Core i3-6100 – Performance and Verdict Review
Performance Analysis
The best part of the i3-6100’s specification is its single-core speed, so it’s no surprise that this affordable chip excelled in benchmarks where pure pace is advantageous.
It immediately punched above its weight in the Cinebench R15 single-core test. Its result of 156cb sits precisely between the Core i5-6400, which scored 142cb, and the i5-6600K, which scored 170cb. It’s good distance ahead of the 131cb scored by the older Core i3-4330, too – a similar chip from the last generation of consumer Core i3 parts.
The Core i3-6100’s impressive single-core performance continued in Geekbench 3. Its result of 4,119 in the single-core test is better than the 3,738 scored by the i5-6400 – a chip that’s a little slower on paper, but with more cores and cache.
The cheaper chip’s third single-threaded performance came in the Dolphin benchmark.
It zipped through the test in 400s, which was miles ahead of the 540s scored by the Core i5-6400.
That’s a good start, but the Core i3 suffered when I loaded benchmarks that rely on multi-threaded performance.
Its Cinebench multi-threaded result of 402cb is more than 100 points behind the Core i5-6400, and it’s unable to match the 652 scored by the i5-6600K – there’s a significant gap here. I found another big gulf in the Geekbench multi-core test, where the i6-6100’s result of 8,757 fell way behind the i5-6400’s 11,303 score.
It’s a similar story in other tests. The i3-6100 took six minutes and 48 seconds to transcode the sample video, but the Core i5-6400 was almost a minute faster. In both Wprime benchmarks the Core i3 fell behind. It was less than a second slower in the easier 32M test, but it was more than half a minute behind in the 1,024M benchmark.
When it comes to gaming, in the integrated graphics Battlefield 4 test its average framerate of 18.6fps is almost two frames beyond the i5-6400, with its slower core, and the i3 went on to average 19.
29fps in Bioshock – again, almost two frames better than the Core i5.
That’s about the limit of the i3’s integrated gaming abilities, though: the Core i5-6600K and i7-6700K are both faster in the same tests.
The Core i3 chip returned mixed results in discrete GPU tests, too. Its Battlefield 4 average of 76.71fps was around a frame better than the Core i5-6400. Meanwhile its Bioshock score of 158.8fps was again ahead of the i5-6400, but unable to match pricier CPUs. That’s a mixed result, but again it proves the point that for most workloads, other than intense multi-threaded applications, fewer faster cores is arguably the way to go.
It’s tricky to make comparisons with AMD’s rival chips, because I haven’t personally tested those. That said, it’s fair to say that the Core i3 will be able to outpace its A-Series and FX competition in most application tests. Most Cinebench R15 tests indicate that both the A10-7700K and A10-7850K can’t compete with the Core i3 in single- and multi-core scenarios, and that pattern was repeated in both of Geekbench 3’s tests.
The situation is a little different with FX chips. Both of them have returned benchmark results elsewhere that show them as better in multi-core tests, but they’re a long way behind in single-core benchmarks – slower than every Intel CPU I’ve tested.
It looks like the AMD A-series APUs will open up a reasonable gap in games when using integrated graphics: in most benchmarks they’re about four or five frames better in Battlefield 4, and ten frames ahead in Bioshock. That, though, is not enough to get those games playable at much beyond their Low and Medium graphics levels.
I don’t have any concerns about the Core i3’s power consumption and thermal performance. Its power requirements are lower than Core i5 chips – and a little reduced from the last generation of Core i3 parts – so this chip won’t make ridiculous demands of power supplies. It won’t get too hot, either; the stock Intel cooler will be more than enough to handle its heat output. And it’ll be possible to cool this chip passively, too, which makes it ideal for a silent system.
Should I Buy the Core i3-6100?
This chip is tempting, at £94, but it’s worth understanding its strengths and weaknesses before making a buying decision.
It’s a great option for a modest home machine that’ll be used for web browsing, light work and moderately challenging games. It’s powerful enough to avoid bottlenecking any of these tasks, and its single-core speed exceeds some Core i5 chips – a boon for PCs that will be used for single jobs rather than multi-tasking.
As soon as multi-threaded performance is mentioned, though, the Core i3’s modest specification is hampered. Affordable Core i5 chips are comfortably better when asked to multi-task, because of their four native cores and larger caches. That makes the Core i5 arguably a better-balanced option, and a more sensible choice for future-proofing, but then that’s why the cheapest one is 50% more expensive than the Intel Core i3-6100.
The i3-6100 is a better option than any of the AMD parts on show: it’s quicker than most of them, it’s far more efficient, and it comes with a more versatile chipset.
When it comes to Intel, though, the i3-6100 is a trickier sell. It’s a fine chip for a modest home machine because of its single-core speed, but it’ll prove limiting for a machine that needs to play tougher games or run more intensive software.
Verdict
The Core i3-6100 impresses with rapid single-core performance and as such it makes for a good choice for either a basic PC or a first option for someone looking to build a Skylake system they may upgrade at a later date.
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Core i3-6100 [in 4 benchmarks]
Intel
Core i3-6100
- Interface
- Core frequency
- Video memory size
- Memory type
- Memory frequency
- Maximum resolution
Description
Intel launched the Intel Core i3-6100 on September 1, 2015 at a suggested retail price of $117. This is a desktop processor based on the Skylake architecture, primarily designed for office systems.
It has 2 cores and 4 threads and is manufactured using 14nm process technology, the maximum frequency is 3.7, the multiplier is locked.
In terms of compatibility, this is an FCLGA1151 socket processor with a TDP of 51W and a maximum temperature of 65°C. It supports DDR4 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at
5.04%
from the leader, which is the Intel Core i9-13950HX.
Core i9
13950HX
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Features
Core i3-6100 quantitative parameters such as number of cores and threads, clock speeds, manufacturing process, cache size and multiplier lock state. They indirectly speak about the performance of the processor, but for an accurate assessment, you need to consider the results of the tests.
| Core | 2 | |
| Thread | ||
| Turbo Boost Technology | — | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | |
| TSX | — | |
| Idle States | + | |
| 0054 SIPP | — |
Safety Technologies
Technologies built into the Core i3-6100 that improve system security, such as those designed to protect against hacking.
| TXT | — | EDB |
| MPX | + | |
| Identity Protection | + | |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | |
| OS Guard | + |
Virtualization Technologies
Technologies supported by Core i3-6100 that speed up virtual machines are listed.
Build
General parameters of the integrated video card in Core i3-6100.
| Video core | Intel HD Graphics 530 | |
| Video memory | 0054 | |
| Quick Sync Video | + | |
| Clear Video | + | |
| Clear Video HD | + | |
| Max GPU Clock | 1. 05 GHz |
|
| InTru 3D | + | |
| DVI | + |
Integrated video — image quality
The resolution available for the graphics card built into the Core i3-6100, including through various interfaces.
| Support for 4K resolution | + | |||||||||||||
| Maximum resolution via HDMI 1.4 |
| DirectX | 12 | Opengl | 4.5 |
| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | of 5 (Core i9-12900K) |
| 16 | out of 128 (EPYC 7551P) |
Benchmark tests
These are the results of the Core i3-6100 performance tests in non-gaming benchmarks.
The overall score is set from 0 to 100, where 100 corresponds to the fastest processor at the moment.
Overall performance in tests
This is our overall performance rating. We regularly improve our algorithms, but if you find any inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in the comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
i3-6100
5.04
- Passmark
- GeekBench 5 Single-Core
- GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
- 3DMark Fire Strike Physics
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widely used benchmark that consists of 8 different tests, including integer and floating point calculations, extended instruction tests, compression, encryption, and game physics calculations. Also includes a separate single-threaded test.
Benchmark coverage: 67%
i3-6100
4270
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application designed as CPU benchmarks that independently recreate certain real world tasks that can accurately measure performance.
This version uses only one processor core.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
i3-6100
885
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application designed as CPU benchmarks that independently recreate certain real world tasks that can accurately measure performance. This version uses all available processor cores.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
i3-6100
1944
3DMark Fire Strike Physics
Benchmark coverage: 4%
i3-6100
6220
Mining hashrates
Core i3-6100 performance in cryptocurrency mining. Usually the result is measured in mhash / s — the number of millions of solutions generated by the video card in one second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 24 Mh/s |
Relative capacity
Overall Core i3-6100 performance compared to its nearest competitor desktop processors.
Intel Core i5-3450S
101.39
Intel Core i5-4670T
100.99
Intel Pentium Gold G6405
100
Intel Core i3-6100
100
Intel Core i5-3350P
99.6
Intel Core i5-3340
99.21
Intel Celeron N5095A
99.21
Competitor from AMD
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i3-6100 from AMD is FX-6130, which is slower by 2% and higher by 12 positions in our rating on average.
FX
6130
Compare
Here are some of AMD’s closest Core i3-6100 competitors:
AMD Athlon PRO 300GE
103.77
AMD Athlon 220GE
103.57
AMD FX-6130
101.
98
Intel Core i3-6100
100
AMD FX-6330
98.02
AMD Athlon PRO 200GE
96.83
AMD FX-6300
96.83
Other processors
Here we recommend several processors that are more or less similar in performance to the reviewed one.
Core i5
3350P
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Core i5
3340
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Core i5
4670T
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Core i5
4430S
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FX
6130
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FX
6330
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Best graphics cards for Core i3-6100
There are 12557 configurations based on Core i3-6100 in our database.
According to statistics, these video cards are most often used with the Core i3-6100:
GeForce GTX
1050 Ti
13%
HD
Graphics 530
8.4%
GeForce GTX
750 Ti
6.6%
GeForce GTX
1050
6.3%
GeForce GTX
950
5.4%
GeForce GTX
1060 3GB
3.3%
GeForce GT
1030
3.1%
GeForce GT
730
2.6%
GeForce GTX
960
2.
5%
HD
Graphics 520
2.3%
Here are the most powerful graphics cards used with the Core i3-6100 according to user statistics:
GeForce RTX
4090
0.1% (18/12557)
GeForce RTX
3090 Ti
0.2% (22/12557)
Radeon RX
6950XT
0.008% (1/12557)
GeForce RTX
3080 Ti
0.2% (27/12557)
GeForce RTX
3090
0.1% (13/12557)
Radeon RX
6900XT
0.05% (6/12557)
GeForce RTX
3080 12GB
0.