Intel Core i3-6100U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-06-11

CPU lineage

The Intel Core i3-6100U features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2015 and belongs to the 6 generation of the Intel Core i3 series. To use the Intel Core i3-6100U, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1356 socket.

Name:	Intel Core i3-6100U
Family:	Intel Core i3
Group:	Intel Core i 6000U
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	6

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-6100U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-6100U is 2.3 GHz

CPU Cores:	2
Threads:	4
Cores:	2x
Core architecture:	normal

Hyperthreading:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.3 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-6100U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-6100U 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:	0.3 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.0 GHz
Execution units:	24
Shaders:	192
Max. GPU Memory:	32.0 GB

Max. displays:	--
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 & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.

Memory type:	DDR4-2133, DDR3-1600, LPDDR3-1866
Max. Memory:	32.0 GB
Memory channels:	2
Bandwidth:	34.1 GB/s

ECC:	No
PCIe:	pci
AES-NI:	Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	15 W
TDP (PL2):	None
TDP up:	None

TDP down:	7.5 W
Tjunction max:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-6100U is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 3.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1356
L2-Cache:	0 bytes
L3-Cache:	3.0 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:	Technical data sheet

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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

	Intel Core i3-4110M 2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz	5324 5324
	Intel Pentium Gold 4415U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	5322 5322
	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	5313 5313
	Intel Core m7-6Y75 2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz	5306 5306
	Intel Core i5-3210M 2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz	5289 5289

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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775 4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz	2641 2641
	Intel Pentium Silver N5030 4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	2639 2639
	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	2630 2630
	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz	2628 2628
	Samsung Exynos 850 8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz	2621 2621

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

	Intel Core i5-4200U 2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz	2450 2450
	Intel Pentium Gold 4415U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	2438 2438
	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	2436 2436
	Intel Core i3-3250T 2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz	2429 2429
	Intel Core i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz	2419 2419

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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

	Intel Core m5-6Y54 2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	1648 1648
	Intel Core i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz	1645 1645
	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	1643 1643
	Intel Core i5-5250U 2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz	1621 1621
	Intel Core i5-2400S 4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz	1618 1618

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

	AMD Phenom II X4 960T 4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz	1362 1362
	Intel Core i5-3610ME 2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz	1360 1360
	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	1360 1360
	Intel Core i5-3610ME 2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz	1360 1360
	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz	1358 1358

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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

	Intel Core i5-3550S 4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz	722 722
	Intel Celeron G5905T 2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz	721 721
	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	720 720
	AMD EPYC 7351 16C 32T @ 2.4 GHz	717 717
	Intel Core i7-3770T 4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz	715 715

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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

	Intel Core i3-4000M 2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz	648 648
	Intel Core i5-4210U 2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz	646 646
	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	643 643
	Intel Pentium Gold 4415U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	641 641
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	640 640

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 10C 20T @ 2.2 GHz	618 618
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G NoneC NoneT @ --	618 618
	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	617 617
	Intel Core i5-2540M 2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz	615 615
	AMD 3020e 2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz	614 614

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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

	Intel Core i5-L16G7 5C 5T @ 1.4 GHz	251 251
	Intel Pentium Gold 4415U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	251 251
	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	251 251
	Intel Core i3-3220T 2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz	251 251
	Intel Core i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz	251 251

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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

	Intel Pentium Gold 4415U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	98 98
	Intel Core M-5Y31 2C 4T @ 0.9 GHz	98 98
	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	98 98
	AMD FX-8370 8C 8T @ 4.0 GHz	98 98
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 2.7 GHz	98 98

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

	Intel Core i5-6200U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	30.8 30.8
	Intel Core i3-6167U 2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz	30.8 30.8
	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	30.8 30.8
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	30.8 30.8
	Intel Core i3-6167U 2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz	30.8 30.8

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

	Intel Core m7-6Y75 2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz	2.8 2.8
	Intel Pentium Gold 4415U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	2.8 2.8
	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	2.8 2.8
	Intel Pentium Gold 4415U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	2.8 2.8
	Intel Core m7-6Y75 2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz	2.8 2.8

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

	Intel Core i5-760 4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz	1.1 1.1
	AMD FX-8300 8C 8T @ 3.3 GHz	1.1 1.1
	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	1.1 1.1
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.0 GHz	1.1 1.1
	AMD A10-6700 4C 4T @ 3.7 GHz	1.1 1.1

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All benchmarks for Intel Core i3-6100U

Geekbench 3 (MC)

PassMark CPU-Mark

Geekbench 3 (SC)

Geekbench 6 (MC)

Geekbench 5 (MC)

Geekbench 6 (SC)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)

Geekbench 5 (SC)

Cinebench R15 (MC)

Cinebench R15 (SC)

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)

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Comparisons

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3		Intel Core i3-6100U vs Intel Core i5-6600T
4		Intel Core i7-3610QE vs Intel Core i3-6100U
5		Intel Core i3-6100U vs Intel Core i3-3120M
6		Intel Core i3-6100U vs Intel Core i5-4340M
7		Intel Pentium G4400T vs Intel Core i3-6100U
8		Intel Core i3-6100U vs Intel Core i3-3240T
9		Intel Core i3-6100U vs Intel Core i3-6100H
10		Intel Pentium G4600T vs Intel Core i3-6100U
11		Intel Core i5-6200U vs Intel Core i3-6100U
12		Intel Pentium N4200 vs Intel Core i3-6100U
13		Intel Core i3-7100U vs Intel Core i3-6100U
14		Intel Core i3-6100U vs Intel Core i3-5005U
15		Intel Celeron 3855U vs Intel Core i3-6100U