Core i3-8140U vs Pentium P6100

Primary details

Comparing Pentium P6100 and Core i3-8140U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2715	1621
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	no data
Release date	26 September 2010 (13 years ago)	1 October 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$12	no data
Current price	$14 (1.2x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium P6100 and Core i3-8140U 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	2	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	2500 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	384 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium P6100 and Core i3-8140U 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	1
Socket	PGA988	FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i3-8140U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
SIPP	no data	-
Smart Response	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium P6100 and Core i3-8140U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i3-8140U 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 P6100 and Core i3-8140U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 620
Max video memory	no data	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium P6100 and Core i3-8140U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i3-8140U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i3-8140U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i3-8140U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	1	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Core i3-8140U outperforms Pentium P6100 by 379% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.57	2.73
Recency	26 September 2010	1 October 2019
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

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