Pentium 8505 vs i3-6100

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-6100 and Pentium 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1717not rated
Place by popularity97not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.77no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiency4.99no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$117no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-6100 and Pentium 8505 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)5 (Penta-Core)
Threads46
Base clock speed3.7 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size150 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6100 and Pentium 8505 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100 and Pentium 8505. 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+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i3-6100 and Pentium 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6100 and Pentium 8505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6100 and Pentium 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1.1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-6100 and Pentium 8505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-6100 and Pentium 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-6100 and Pentium 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.1
OpenGL4.54.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6100 and Pentium 8505.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 2.60 5.58
Recency 1 September 2015 23 February 2022
Physical cores 2 5
Threads 4 6
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium 8505 has 114.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 150% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 240% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-6100 and Pentium 8505. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i3-6100 is a desktop processor while Pentium 8505 is a notebook one.


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