i3-7310U vs Pentium P6100

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	3115	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	0.61	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	26 September 2010 (15 years ago)	4 July 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$12	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium P6100 and Core i3-7310U 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	no data
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	OPI
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	15	27
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	3 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	384 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium P6100 and Core i3-7310U 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	PGA988	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i3-7310U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium P6100 and Core i3-7310U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i3-7310U are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i3-7310U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare HD Graphics 620 and HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors	Intel HD Graphics 620
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium P6100 and Core i3-7310U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i3-7310U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	12

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	0.72	2.23
Recency	26 September 2010	4 July 2017
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

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