i3-6100T vs Ryzen 5 4500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads, 15 Watt
6.86
+198%
Core i3-6100T
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.30

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Core i3-6100T by a whopping 198% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i3-6100T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10251815
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.56
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Intel Core i3
Power efficiency43.316.22
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$117

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i3-6100T 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads64
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2332
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size156 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C66 °C
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i3-6100T 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)
SocketFP6FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i3-6100T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i3-6100T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i3-6100T are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i3-6100T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 530
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i3-6100T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i3-6100T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i3-6100T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i3-6100T.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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.

Ryzen 5 4500U 6.86
+198%
i3-6100T 2.30

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.

Ryzen 5 4500U 10901
+199%
i3-6100T 3651

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.86 2.30
Integrated graphics card 6.04 2.60
Recency 6 January 2020 1 September 2015
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 4500U has a 198.3% higher aggregate performance score, 132.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-6100T in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 4500U is a notebook processor while Core i3-6100T is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i3-6100T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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