Pentium G5500 vs Core i3-6100E

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-6100E and Pentium G5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1784	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	12 October 2015 (8 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	no data
Current price	no data	$111

Detailed specifications

Core i3-6100E and Pentium G5500 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	no data
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	1750 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6100E and Pentium G5500 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100E and Pentium G5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Core i3-6100E and Pentium G5500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6100E and Pentium G5500 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6100E and Pentium G5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 530

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6100E and Pentium G5500.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Power consumption (TDP)

35 Watt

51 Watt

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