i9-11900H vs i3-6100E

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-6100E
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.09
Core i9-11900H
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
12.92
+518%

Core i9-11900H outperforms Core i3-6100E by a whopping 518% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-6100E and Core i9-11900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1892593
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.24no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Tiger Lake
Power efficiency5.6534.93
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Tiger Lake-H (2021)
Release date12 October 2015 (9 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-6100E and Core i9-11900H 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache128 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm SuperFin
Die size98.57 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1750 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6100E and Core i9-11900H 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
Socketno dataFCBGA1787
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100E and Core i9-11900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i3-6100E and Core i9-11900H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6100E and Core i9-11900H are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6100E and Core i9-11900H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR3-1866DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s51.2 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 UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-6100E and Core i9-11900H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-6100E and Core i9-11900H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-6100E and Core i9-11900H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6100E and Core i9-11900H.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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.

i3-6100E 2.09
i9-11900H 12.92
+518%

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.

i3-6100E 3315
i9-11900H 20516
+519%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.09 12.92
Integrated graphics card 2.60 5.58
Recency 12 October 2015 11 May 2021
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm

i9-11900H has a 518.2% higher aggregate performance score, 114.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i9-11900H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-6100E in performance tests.


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