Intel Core i3-6100: specs and benchmarks

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 3.70 GHz 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 11.44 percent of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.

Of Core i3-6100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture and sales start time and price.

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.

Information on Core i3-6100 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Core i3-6100 technologies aimed at raising security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6100 are enumerated here.

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i3-6100.

General parameters of GPU integrated into Core i3-6100.

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-6100's integrated GPU.

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-6100's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.

APIs supported by Core i3-6100's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

Specifications and connection of Core i3-6100's supported peripherals.

Non-gaming benchmarks performance of Core i3-6100. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.

Cryptocurrency mining performance of Core i3-6100. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

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.