Pentium P6100 vs i5-3470T

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-3470T
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.89
+244%
Pentium P6100
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.55

Core i5-3470T outperforms Pentium P6100 by a whopping 244% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3470T and Pentium P6100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19812843
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.21no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency5.111.49
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$210$12

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-3470T and Pentium P6100 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 speed2.9 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate5 GT/s1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size93.6 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data384 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3470T and Pentium P6100 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)
SocketFCLGA1155PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3470T and Pentium P6100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
FDI++
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Core i5-3470T and Pentium P6100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3470T and Pentium P6100 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+-
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3470T and Pentium P6100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 2500Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz667 MHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3470T and Pentium P6100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3470T and Pentium P6100.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

i5-3470T 1.89
+244%
Pentium P6100 0.55

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.

i5-3470T 3003
+241%
Pentium P6100 881

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.

i5-3470T 559
+104%
Pentium P6100 274

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.

i5-3470T 1107
+143%
Pentium P6100 455

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.89 0.55
Integrated graphics card 0.69 0.77
Recency 1 June 2012 26 September 2010
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm

i5-3470T has a 243.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium P6100, on the other hand, has 11.6% faster integrated GPU.

The Core i5-3470T is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6100 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-3470T is a desktop processor while Pentium P6100 is a notebook one.


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