Cast your vote Do you agree or disagree with CPUBoss?

Thanks for adding your opinion. Follow us on Facebook to stay up to date with the latest news!
VS

Intel Core i5 3470

CPUBoss Winner
 Front view of Intel Core i5 3470
Front view of Intel Core i3 6100

Intel Core i3 6100

Join the discussion

Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel Core i5 3470

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 3470

Report a correction
Much higher GPU clock speed 650 MHz vs 350 MHz More than 85% higher GPU clock speed
Much better performance per dollar 2.7 pt/$ vs 1.84 pt/$ More than 45% better performance per dollar
More l3 cache 6 MB vs 3 MB 2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing
More cores 4 vs 2 Twice as many cores; run more applications at once
Better turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz vs 1,050 MHz Around 5% better turbo clock speed
Better PassMark score 6,607 vs 5,478 More than 20% better PassMark score
Front view of Intel Core i3 6100

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i3 6100

Report a correction
Higher clock speed 3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz More than 15% higher clock speed
Much lower typical power consumption 41.44W vs 86.05W 2.1x lower typical power consumption
Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm vs 22 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Newer Jul, 2015 vs Jun, 2012 Release date over 3 years later
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.25 GHz vs 3.67 GHz More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Much lower annual home energy cost 12.29 $/year vs 31.22 $/year 2.5x lower annual home energy cost
Better PassMark (Single core) score 2,106 vs 1,906 More than 10% better PassMark (Single core) score
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 44.68 $/year vs 84.62 $/year More than 45% lower annual commercial energy cost
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.39 GHz vs 4.09 GHz More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3470 vs i3 6100

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 3470
6,607
Core i3 6100
5,478

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 3470
1,906
Core i3 6100
2,106

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 3470  vs
i3 6100 
Clock speed 3.2 GHz 3.7 GHz
Cores Quad core Dual core
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing Yes 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 77W 51W
Annual home energy cost 31.22 $/year 12.29 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 84.62 $/year 44.68 $/year
Performance per watt 4.41 pt/W 4.51 pt/W
Typical power consumption 86.05W 41.44W

bus
Architecture DMI 2.0 FSB
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 8,000 MT/s

details

 Core i5 3470  vs
i3 6100 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L3 cache 6 MB 3 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 14 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 67.4°C Unknown - 65°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.67 GHz 4.25 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.09 GHz 4.39 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.67 GHz 4.25 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 2500 Intel® HD Graphics 530
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 650 MHz 350 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz 1,050 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3
DDR3L-1333
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No Yes
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 12,800 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB 65,536 MB
Intel Core i5 3470
Report a correction
Intel Core i3 6100
Report a correction

Comments

comments powered by Disqus

features

information

  • terms and privacy
  • about
  • blog

on the web

CPUBoss