Pentium P6100 vs Celeron 3215U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3215U and Pentium P6100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2688	2793
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2014−2019)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	1 June 2015 (9 years ago)	26 September 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$12

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3215U and Pentium P6100 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	0.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	15
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	3 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	82 mm2	81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	1300 Million	382+177 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3215U and Pentium P6100 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1168	PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3215U and Pentium P6100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	+	+
Fast Memory Access	+	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Celeron 3215U and Pentium P6100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3215U and Pentium P6100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	-
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3215U and Pentium P6100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	667 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3215U and Pentium P6100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3215U and Pentium P6100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2/12

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3215U and Pentium P6100.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.70	0.57
Recency	1 June 2015	26 September 2010
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

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