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: 4.98

Overall Rank:
2757th fastest in multithreading out of 5034 CPUs
2674th fastest in single threading out of 5034 CPUs
626th fastest in out of 1453 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2638

Single Thread Rating

1329

Samples: 2177*
*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	7,755 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,858 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,481 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	862.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	34,602 KBytes/Sec
Physics	239 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,336 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,329 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of March 2025.
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 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,125
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,925
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,167
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,352
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,820
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,634
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,727
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,730
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,632
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz		2,638

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.06
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.17
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.18
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz		4.98
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 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,036
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,926
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,660
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,642
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,604
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz		1,329

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2506224 - Mar 25 2025		2799
BL2503057 - Mar 23 2025		2775
BL2503056 - Mar 23 2025		2775
BL2502694 - Mar 23 2025		2829
BL2490255 - Mar 18 2025		2861

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 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz		2,638
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		3,191 (+20.9%)
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		2,722 (+3.2%)
Intel Core i3-5020U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		2,203 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		3,279 (+24.3%)
Intel Core i7-5557U @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		3,146 (+19.2%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		2,974 (+12.7%)
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		2,438 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		3,634 (+37.7%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		3,374 (+27.9%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		3,221 (+22.1%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		3,030 (+14.8%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-6100U		2,995 (+13.5%)

Is the Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,222
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,049
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,075
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,836
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,824
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,794
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,529
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,176
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,161
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,158
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz		359

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