Intel Core i3-6100 CPU

Name: Intel Core i3-6100
Brand: Intel
SKU: BX80662I36100
Rating: 5.0 (196 reviews)

Intel Core i3-6100 Dual-Core 3.7GHz Socket 1151 51W HD Graphics 530 BX80662I36100

★★★★★

(196 reviews)

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14nm Skylake 65W
3MB L3 Cache
2 x 256KB L2 Cache
Intel HD Graphics 530

Specifications Overview

Model	BX80662I36100
Release Date	August 2015 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Core i3 6th Gen
Core Name	Skylake
Socket	LGA1151
Integrated Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 530
CPU Cores	2
CPU Threads	4
CPU Clock Rate	3700 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	-
TDP	47 W
CPU Cooler included	Yes
Manufacturing Process	14 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	64 GB
Cache L3	3 MB

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Pros

Good performance improvement over the previous generation
Low power consumption under both idle and load
Faster than AMD Quad-Core CPUs in most games

Cons

Intel Core i3-6100 Performance comparison with similar Processors

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Intel Core i3-6100 Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-6600K [4C / 4T] (187th)		107%
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G [4C / 4T] (188th)		105%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X [6C / 12T] (189th)		105%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G [4C / 8T] (190th)		105%
Intel Core i7-4790 [4C / 8T] (191st)		104%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X [8C / 16T] (192nd)		103%
Intel Core i5-6600 [4C / 4T] (192nd)		103%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 [6C / 12T] (194th)		101%
Intel Core i5-4670K [4C / 4T] (195th)		~
Intel Celeron G5920 [2C / 2T] (196th)		~
Intel Core i3-6100 [2C / 4T] (196th)		100%
Intel Core i3-8100 [4C / 4T] (198th)		98%
Intel Core i7-4770K [4C / 8T] (199th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X [4C / 4T] (200th)		97%
Intel Celeron G5900 [2C / 2T] (201st)		97%
Intel Core i7-7800X [6C / 12T] (201st)		97%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 [6C / 12T] (203rd)		97%
Intel Core i7-4770 [4C / 8T] (204th)		96%
Intel Core i5-6500 [4C / 4T] (205th)		96%
Intel Pentium Gold G5500 [2C / 4T] (206th)		95%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X [8C / 16T] (207th)		93%

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Intel Core i3-6100 Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Excellent value: 136.2% better price-to-performance ratio than average.
1 products offer better price-to-performance in this analysis.
Best alternative: Intel Celeron G5900 offers 0.3% better value priced at $50.

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Intel Core i3-6100 Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-4570 [4C / 4T] (238th)		118%
AMD FX-8300 [8C / 8T] (239th)		118%
Intel Core i3-7300 [2C / 4T] (240th)		118%
AMD FX-8320 [8C / 8T] (241st)		118%
Intel Core i5-6400 [4C / 4T] (242nd)		115%
Intel Core i5-3570K [4C / 4T] (243rd)		113%
AMD FX-6350 [6C / 6T] (244th)		113%
Intel Core i5-3470 [4C / 4T] (245th)		110%
Intel Pentium Gold G5500 [2C / 4T] (246th)		~
Intel Pentium G5500 OEM [2C / 4T] (246th)		~
Intel Core i3-6100 [2C / 4T] (246th)		100%
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T [6C / 6T] (249th)		99%
Intel Core i5-2500K [4C / 4T] (250th)		97%
AMD Athlon 3000G [2C / 4T] (251st)		96%
Intel Core i5-2400 [4C / 4T] (252nd)		94%
AMD FX-6300 [6C / 6T] (253rd)		93%
AMD Athlon 240GE [2C / 4T] (254th)		91%
Intel Pentium G4600 [2C / 4T] (255th)		91%
Intel Pentium G4560 [2C / 4T] (256th)		89%
AMD Athlon 220GE [2C / 4T] (257th)		87%
AMD A12-9800 [4C / 4T] (258th)		83%

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Intel Core i3-6100 Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Excellent value: 33.4% better price-to-performance ratio than average.
5 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i5-4670 offers 30.8% better value priced at $54.

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