i3-8120 vs i3-6100U

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-6100U and Core i3-8120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2079not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Core i3
Power efficiency10.47no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-6100U and Core i3-8120 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeOPIDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size98.57 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1750 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6100U and Core i3-8120 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA13561151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100U and Core i3-8120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-6100U and Core i3-8120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6100U and Core i3-8120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6100U and Core i3-8120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 520Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-6100U and Core i3-8120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-6100U and Core i3-8120 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-6100U and Core i3-8120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6100U and Core i3-8120.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12no data

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 2.16 3.09
Recency 1 September 2015 1 September 2018
Physical cores 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

i3-6100U has 333.3% lower power consumption.

i3-8120, on the other hand, has 43.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-6100U and Core i3-8120. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i3-6100U is a notebook processor while Core i3-8120 is a desktop one.


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