Intel Pentium Gold 4415U vs Core i3-6100H

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Combined performance score

i3-6100H
1.98

Pentium Gold 4415U outperforms Core i3-6100H by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i3-6100H and Pentium Gold 4415U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18091754
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Pentium Gold
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date1 September 2015 (8 years old)3 January 2017 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$225$161
Current priceno data$402 (2.5x MSRP)

Technical specs

Core i3-6100H and Pentium Gold 4415U 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 speed2.7 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache3 MB2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mmno data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6100H and Pentium Gold 4415U 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
SocketFCBGA1440FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100H and Pentium Gold 4415U. 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
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFi++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
SIPP--
Smart Response++
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Core i3-6100H and Pentium Gold 4415U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6100H and Pentium Gold 4415U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6100H and Pentium Gold 4415U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530Intel HD Graphics 610
Max video memory64 GB32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency900 MHz950 MHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-6100H and Pentium Gold 4415U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-6100H and Pentium Gold 4415U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-6100H and Pentium Gold 4415U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6100H and Pentium Gold 4415U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1610

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.

i3-6100H 1.98
Pentium Gold 4415U 2.10
+6.1%

Pentium Gold 4415U outperforms Core i3-6100H by 6% 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%

i3-6100H 3041
Pentium Gold 4415U 3229
+6.2%

Pentium Gold 4415U outperforms Core i3-6100H by 6% in Passmark.

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%

i3-6100H 4380
+22.1%
Pentium Gold 4415U 3587

Core i3-6100H outperforms Pentium Gold 4415U by 22% 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%

i3-6100H 9989
+22.3%
Pentium Gold 4415U 8169

Core i3-6100H outperforms Pentium Gold 4415U by 22% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i3-6100H 3829
+17.9%
Pentium Gold 4415U 3249

Core i3-6100H outperforms Pentium Gold 4415U by 18% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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%

i3-6100H 3
+18.8%
Pentium Gold 4415U 3

Core i3-6100H outperforms Pentium Gold 4415U by 19% 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%

i3-6100H 292
+21.9%
Pentium Gold 4415U 240

Core i3-6100H outperforms Pentium Gold 4415U by 22% 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%

i3-6100H 108
+14.9%
Pentium Gold 4415U 94

Core i3-6100H outperforms Pentium Gold 4415U by 15% 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%

i3-6100H 1.3
+28.7%
Pentium Gold 4415U 1.01

Core i3-6100H outperforms Pentium Gold 4415U by 29% 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%

i3-6100H 1.7
+21.4%
Pentium Gold 4415U 1.4

Core i3-6100H outperforms Pentium Gold 4415U by 21% 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%

i3-6100H 1997
Pentium Gold 4415U 2003
+0.3%

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i3-6100H 2321
Pentium Gold 4415U 2510
+8.1%

Pentium Gold 4415U outperforms Core i3-6100H by 8% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i3-6100H 4867
Pentium Gold 4415U 5270
+8.3%

Pentium Gold 4415U outperforms Core i3-6100H by 8% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.98 2.10
Integrated graphics card 2.58 1.84
Recency 1 September 2015 3 January 2017
Cost $225 $161
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

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