Intel Core i3-6100: specs and benchmarks

General info
Technical specs
Technologies
Memory
Integrated video card
Benchmarks
Mining
Gaming
AMD equivalent
User rating
Advices and comments
Summary
Intel started Intel Core i3-6100 sales 1 September 2015 at a recommended price of $117. This is Skylake architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3700 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA1151 processor with a TDP of 51 Watt and a maximum temperature of 65 °C. It supports DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at 4.81 percent of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX.
General info
Of Core i3-6100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture and sales start time and price.
Value for money (0-100)
0.67
Market segment
Desktop
Series
Intel Core i3
Architecture codename
Skylake
Release date
1 September 2015
Launch price (MSRP)
$117
Technical specs
Core i3-6100's quantitative parameters such as cores and threads number, clocks, manufacturing process, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of Core i3-6100's performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Number of cores
2
Number of threads
4
Bus support
4 × 8 GT/s
Die size
98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm
64 bit support
+
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-6100 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.
Socket
FCLGA1151
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions
Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI
+
AVX
+
vPro
-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)
+
Turbo Boost
-
Hyper-Threading
+
Idle States
+
Thermal Monitoring
+
Security technologies
Core i3-6100 technologies aimed at raising security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT
-
EDB
+
Secure Key
+
MPX
+
Identity Protection
+
SGX
Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard
+
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6100 are enumerated here.
VT-d
+
VT-x
+
EPT
+
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i3-6100.
ECC memory support
+
Graphics specifications
General parameters of GPU integrated into Core i3-6100.
Max video memory
64 GB
Quick Sync
+
Clear Video
+
Clear Video HD
+
Graphics max frequency
1.05 GHz
InTru 3D
+
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-6100's integrated GPU.
Number of displays supported
3
eDP
+
DisplayPort
+
HDMI
+
DVI
+
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-6100's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.
4K resolution support
+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4
4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP
4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort
4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA
N/A
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i3-6100's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX
12
OpenGL
4.5
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of Core i3-6100's supported peripherals.
PCIe revision
3.0
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmarks performance of Core i3-6100. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall benchmark performance
4.81
Passmark
4270
3DMark Fire Strike Physics
6220
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Core i3-6100. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
24 Mh/s
Game benchmarks
Let's see how good Core i3-6100 is for gaming compared with game system requirements. Remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect real performance inaccurately.
Relative perfomance
Overall Core i3-6100 performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.
AMD equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i3-6100 from AMD is Athlon PRO 300GE, which is faster by 2% and higher by 5 positions in our rating.