Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-6100U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1356

Clockspeed: 2.3 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-6100U CPU @ 2.30GHz, Intel Core i3-6100U CPU @ 2.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 4.97

Overall Rank:
2653rd fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
2572nd fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
609th fastest in out of 1436 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $529.99 USD (2020-10-03)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2634

Single Thread Rating

1330

Samples: 2099*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,672
Thread: 1,308

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz

Integer Math	7,749 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,860 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,482 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	859.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	34,562 KBytes/Sec
Physics	239 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,334 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,330 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,993
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,392
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,464
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,013
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,820
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,793
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,720
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz		2,634

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.63
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.46
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.24
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz		4.97
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,071
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,042
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,673
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,652
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,611
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,420
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz		1,330

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2286148 - Dec 18 2024		2796
BL2285490 - Dec 18 2024		2571
BL2279747 - Dec 15 2024		2675
BL2279727 - Dec 15 2024		2486
BL2276976 - Dec 13 2024		2874

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz		2,634
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		3,200 (+21.5%)
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		2,726 (+3.5%)
Intel Core i3-5020U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		2,197 (-16.6%)
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		3,275 (+24.3%)
Intel Core i7-5557U @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		3,109 (+18.0%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		2,967 (+12.6%)
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		2,434 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		3,644 (+38.3%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		3,381 (+28.3%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		3,230 (+22.6%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		3,026 (+14.9%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		2,995 (+13.7%)

Is the Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,111
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,992
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,898
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,818
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,520
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,414
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,258
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,234
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,204
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,941
Intel Core i7-14650HX		5,930
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz		359

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