Pentium P6100 vs i5-2500K

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-2500K
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.60
+373%
Pentium P6100
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.55

Core i5-2500K outperforms Pentium P6100 by a whopping 373% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2500K and Pentium P6100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17342843
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.39no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore i5 (Desktop)Intel Pentium
Power efficiency2.591.49
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$216$12

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-2500K and Pentium P6100 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate5 GT/s1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size216 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1,160 million382 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2500K and Pentium P6100 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA1155PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2500K and Pentium P6100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Core i5-2500K and Pentium P6100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2500K and Pentium P6100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2500K and Pentium P6100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 3000Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz667 MHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2500K and Pentium P6100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2500K and Pentium P6100.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i5-2500K 2.60
+373%
Pentium P6100 0.55

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.

i5-2500K 4123
+368%
Pentium P6100 881

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-2500K 653
+138%
Pentium P6100 274

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-2500K 1924
+323%
Pentium P6100 455

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.

i5-2500K 4773
+113%
Pentium P6100 2245

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.

i5-2500K 15956
+266%
Pentium P6100 4355

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.

i5-2500K 5853
+218%
Pentium P6100 1843

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-2500K 11.67
+188%
Pentium P6100 33.6

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.

i5-2500K 5
+311%
Pentium P6100 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.60 0.55
Integrated graphics card 0.66 0.77
Recency 9 January 2011 26 September 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

i5-2500K has a 372.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium P6100, on the other hand, has 16.7% faster integrated GPU, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-2500K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6100 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-2500K is a desktop processor while Pentium P6100 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-2500K and Pentium P6100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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