i5-6500T vs i3-10105F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-10105F
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.65
+87.7%
Core i5-6500T
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
3.01

Core i3-10105F outperforms Core i5-6500T by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-10105F and Core i5-6500T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11471644
Place by popularity50not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.59
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5 (Desktop)
Power efficiency8.228.13
Architecture codenameComet Lake-R (2021)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date16 March 2021 (3 years ago)2 July 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$97$192

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-10105F and Core i5-6500T 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data122 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C66 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-10105F and Core i5-6500T 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)
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-10105F and Core i5-6500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Core i3-10105F and Core i5-6500T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-10105F and Core i5-6500T are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-10105F and Core i5-6500T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel HD Graphics 530
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-10105F and Core i5-6500T integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-10105F and Core i5-6500T 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 Core i3-10105F and Core i5-6500T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-10105F and Core i5-6500T.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i3-10105F 5.65
+87.7%
i5-6500T 3.01

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.

i3-10105F 8971
+87.8%
i5-6500T 4777

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i3-10105F 1471
+40.6%
i5-6500T 1046

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i3-10105F 4526
+59.5%
i5-6500T 2838

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.65 3.01
Recency 16 March 2021 2 July 2015
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

i3-10105F has a 87.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 100% more threads.

i5-6500T, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-10105F is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-6500T in performance tests.


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