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Intel Core i3 6100

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Intel Core i3 6100

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Much newer manufacturing process 14 nm vs 32 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score 2,106 vs 1,356 More than 55% better PassMark (Single core) score
Better PassMark score 5,478 vs 2,139 More than 2.5x better PassMark score
Lower typical power consumption 41.44W vs 52.81W More than 20% lower typical power consumption
Newer Jul, 2015 vs Oct, 2012 Release date over 2 years later
More threads 4 vs 2 Twice as many threads
Lower annual home energy cost 12.29 $/year vs 15.66 $/year More than 20% lower annual home energy cost
Lower annual commercial energy cost 44.68 $/year vs 56.94 $/year More than 20% lower annual commercial energy cost
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Much better performance per dollar 8.61 pt/$ vs 1.84 pt/$ Around 4.8x better performance per dollar
Is unlocked Yes vs No Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Much higher GPU clock speed 760 MHz vs 350 MHz Around 2.2x higher GPU clock speed
Better performance per watt 6.62 pt/W vs 4.51 pt/W More than 45% better performance per watt
Higher Maximum operating temperature 70 °C vs 65 °C Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.46 GHz vs 4.25 GHz More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 5.03 GHz vs 4.39 GHz Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 6100 vs A6 5400K

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i3 6100
5,478
A6 5400K
2,139

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i3 6100
2,106
A6 5400K
1,356

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i3 6100  vs
A6 5400K 
Clock speed 3.7 GHz 3.6 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Is unlocked No Yes

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
AVX 1.1
SSE2
F16C
MMX
SSE4
XOP
AVX
SSE3
SSE
CLMUL
AMD64
SSE4.1
FMA4
SSE4.2
CVT16
AMD-V
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 51W 65W
Annual home energy cost 12.29 $/year 15.66 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 44.68 $/year 56.94 $/year
Performance per watt 4.51 pt/W 6.62 pt/W
Typical power consumption 41.44W 52.81W

details

 Core i3 6100  vs
A6 5400K 
Threads 4 2
Manufacture process 14 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 65°C Unknown - 70°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 4.25 GHz 4.46 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.39 GHz 5.03 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.25 GHz 4.46 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 530 Radeon™ HD 7540D
GPU clock speed 350 MHz 760 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866
DDR3L-1333
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