Intel Core i3-6006U vs Core i5-4210U

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Combined performance score

i5-4210U
1.50
+1.4%

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i5-4210U and Core i3-6006U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20162029
Place by popularitynot in top-10083
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i3
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date14 April 2014 (9 years old)10 November 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$281$281
Current price$598 (2.1x MSRP)$452 (1.6x MSRP)

Technical specs

Core i5-4210U and Core i3-6006U 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 speed1.7 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size118 mm298.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4210U and Core i3-6006U 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
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4210U and Core i3-6006U. 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++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data-
Smart Responseno data+
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-4210U and Core i3-6006U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPXno data+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4210U and Core i3-6006U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4210U and Core i3-6006U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4400Intel HD Graphics 520
Max video memory2 GB32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1 GHz900 MHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4210U and Core i3-6006U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4210U and Core i3-6006U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.43280x2000@60Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3200x2000@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4210U and Core i3-6006U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1212
OpenGL4.34.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4210U and Core i3-6006U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports4no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports4no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

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.

i5-4210U 1.50
+1.4%
i3-6006U 1.48

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 1% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i5-4210U 2307
+1.2%
i3-6006U 2279

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 1% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-4210U 749
+16.5%
i3-6006U 643

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 16% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-4210U 1445
+9.1%
i3-6006U 1325

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 9% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i5-4210U 3843
+19.1%
i3-6006U 3227

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 19% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-4210U 7799
+5.9%
i3-6006U 7364

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 6% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-4210U 21.23
+14.5%
i3-6006U 24.3

Core i3-6006U outperforms Core i5-4210U by 14% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i5-4210U 3
+6.7%
i3-6006U 2

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 7% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-4210U 237
+10.5%
i3-6006U 215

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 10% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-4210U 102
+22.2%
i3-6006U 84

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 22% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-4210U 1.16
+20.8%
i3-6006U 0.96

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 21% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-4210U 1.4
+16.7%
i3-6006U 1.2

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 17% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-4210U 2318
+28.2%
i3-6006U 1808

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 28% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-4210U 80
+7%
i3-6006U 75

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 7% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-4210U 15
+7.4%
i3-6006U 14

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 7% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-4210U 2391
+18.8%
i3-6006U 2012

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 19% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-4210U 4653
+6.1%
i3-6006U 4384

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 6% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-4210U 5807
+29%
i3-6006U 4501

Core i5-4210U outperforms Core i3-6006U by 29% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.50 1.48
Integrated graphics card 1.35 2.14
Recency 14 April 2014 10 November 2016
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm

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