Pentium P6100 vs Pentium 2117U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 2117U
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.64
+16.4%
Pentium P6100
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.55

Pentium 2117U outperforms Pentium P6100 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 2117U and Pentium P6100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27682842
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Pentium
Power efficiency3.561.49
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date1 September 2012 (12 years ago)26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$12

Detailed specifications

Pentium 2117U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate5 GT/s1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size118 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million384 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2117U 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)
SocketFCBGA1023PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2117U and Pentium P6100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switching--
PAEno data36 Bit
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Pentium 2117U and Pentium P6100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 2117U 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 Pentium 2117U 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 bandwidth25.6 GB/s17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video-+
Graphics max frequency1 GHz667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2117U and Pentium P6100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 2117U 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.

Pentium 2117U 0.64
+16.4%
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.

Pentium 2117U 1022
+16%
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.

Pentium 2117U 290
+5.8%
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.

Pentium 2117U 488
+7.3%
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.

Pentium 2117U 2365
+5.3%
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.

Pentium 2117U 4425
+1.6%
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.

Pentium 2117U 1885
+2.3%
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.

Pentium 2117U 40.43
Pentium P6100 33.6
+20.3%

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.

Pentium 2117U 1
+6.1%
Pentium P6100 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.64 0.55
Recency 1 September 2012 26 September 2010
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium 2117U has a 16.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 105.9% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 2117U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6100 in performance tests.


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