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| Intel Core i3 6100 vs 4170 |
Released July, 2015
Intel Core i3 6100
- 3.7 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 6100
![]() | Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm | ![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.25 GHz |
![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.39 GHz | ![]() | Newer Jul, 2015 |
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Released January, 2015
Intel Core i3 4170
- 3.7 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the 4170
![]() | Much better performance per dollar 7.12 pt/$ | ![]() | Much better performance per watt 15.43 pt/W |
![]() | Better turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz | ![]() | Higher Maximum operating temperature 72 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Significantly newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 22 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.25 GHz | vs | 3.8 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.39 GHz | vs | 3.83 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Jul, 2015 | vs | Jan, 2015 | Release date 6 months later | |||
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Much better performance per dollar | 7.12 pt/$ | vs | 1.84 pt/$ | More than 3.8x better performance per dollar | |||
Much better performance per watt | 15.43 pt/W | vs | 4.51 pt/W | Around 3.5x better performance per watt | |||
Better turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | vs | 1,050 MHz | Around 10% better turbo clock speed | |||
Higher Maximum operating temperature | 72 °C | vs | 65 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 6100 vs 4170
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 6100
5,478
Core i3 4170
5,168
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 6100
2,106
Core i3 4170
2,130
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 6100 | vs | 4170 |
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Clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.7 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 51W | 54W | |
Annual home energy cost | 12.29 $/year | 13.01 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 44.68 $/year | 47.3 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 4.51 pt/W | 15.43 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 41.44W | 43.88W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | FSB | DMI 2.0 | |
Number of links | 1 | 0 | |
Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i3 6100 | vs | 4170 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 4 | |
Manufacture process | 14 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 65°C | Unknown - 72°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.25 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.39 GHz | 3.83 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.25 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 530 | Intel® HD Graphics 4400 | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | 350 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | 1,150 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3L-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3L-1333 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
Maximum bandwidth | 12,800 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 65,536 MB | 32,768 MB |
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