Pentium Gold 4415Y vs i3-6100

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-6100
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 51 Watt
2.69
+166%
Pentium Gold 4415Y
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.01

Core i3-6100 outperforms Pentium Gold 4415Y by a whopping 166% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-6100 and Pentium Gold 4415Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17172466
Place by popularity97not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.77no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency4.9915.93
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)4 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$117$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-6100 and Pentium Gold 4415Y 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.7 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0OPI
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplier3716
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size98.57 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6100 and Pentium Gold 4415Y 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100 and Pentium Gold 4415Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Core i3-6100 and Pentium Gold 4415Y 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 i3-6100 and Pentium Gold 4415Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6100 and Pentium Gold 4415Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s29.861 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530Intel HD Graphics 615
Max video memory64 GB16 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz850 MHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-6100 and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-6100 and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-6100 and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6100 and Pentium Gold 4415Y.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1610

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.69 1.01
Integrated graphics card 2.60 1.87
Recency 1 September 2015 4 June 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 6 Watt

i3-6100 has a 166.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 39% faster integrated GPU.

Pentium Gold 4415Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 750% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-6100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4415Y in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-6100 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 4415Y is a notebook one.


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