Pentium G4500 vs i3-6100TE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-6100TE
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.98
+12.5%
Pentium G4500
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.76

Core i3-6100TE outperforms Pentium G4500 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-6100TE and Pentium G4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19262018
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.310.31
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Pentium
Power efficiency5.353.27
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date12 October 2015 (9 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$117$82

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-6100TE and Pentium G4500 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-6100TE and Pentium G4500 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)
Threads42
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2735
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size98.57 mm2150 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6100TE and Pentium G4500 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)
SocketLGA-1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100TE and Pentium G4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Core i3-6100TE and Pentium G4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6100TE and Pentium G4500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6100TE and Pentium G4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530Intel HD Graphics 530
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-6100TE and Pentium G4500 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-6100TE and Pentium G4500 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 i3-6100TE and Pentium G4500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6100TE and Pentium G4500.

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.

i3-6100TE 1.98
+12.5%
Pentium G4500 1.76

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.

i3-6100TE 3152
+12.7%
Pentium G4500 2797

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.

i3-6100TE 943
+33.8%
Pentium G4500 705

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.

i3-6100TE 1917
+67.9%
Pentium G4500 1142

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.98 1.76
Recency 12 October 2015 1 September 2015
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 51 Watt

i3-6100TE has a 12.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, 100% more threads, and 45.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-6100TE is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i3-6100TE is a notebook processor while Pentium G4500 is a desktop one.


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