Pentium Gold 6500Y vs i3-10100Y

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-10100Y
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 5 Watt
1.80
Pentium Gold 6500Y
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 5 Watt
1.90
+5.6%

Pentium Gold 6500Y outperforms Core i3-10100Y by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-10100Y and Pentium Gold 6500Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20221978
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency34.0735.96
Architecture codenameAmber Lake-Y (2018−2021)Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)
Release date30 August 2018 (6 years ago)1 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-10100Y and Pentium Gold 6500Y 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.3 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/s4 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache4 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-10100Y and Pentium Gold 6500Y 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 configuration11
SocketBGA1377BGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)5 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-10100Y and Pentium Gold 6500Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++

Security technologies

Core i3-10100Y and Pentium Gold 6500Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-10100Y and Pentium Gold 6500Y are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-10100Y and Pentium Gold 6500Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth33.3 GB/s33.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 615Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memory16 GB16 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1 GHz900 MHz
Execution Units2423

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-10100Y and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-10100Y and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hz3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hz3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-10100Y and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-10100Y and Pentium Gold 6500Y.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1010

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

i3-10100Y 1.80
Pentium Gold 6500Y 1.90
+5.6%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i3-10100Y 2857
Pentium Gold 6500Y 3015
+5.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.80 1.90
Recency 30 August 2018 1 March 2021

Pentium Gold 6500Y has a 5.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i3-10100Y and Pentium Gold 6500Y.


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