i3-6006U vs i5-5250U

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-5250U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.54
+6.9%
Core i3-6006U
2016
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.44

Core i5-5250U outperforms Core i3-6006U by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-5250U and Core i3-6006U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21222180
Place by popularitynot in top-10088
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i3
Power efficiency9.689.05
Architecture codenameBroadwell-U (2015)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date1 March 2015 (9 years ago)10 November 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$315$281

Detailed specifications

Core i5-5250U and Core i3-6006U 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 speed1.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate5 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size133 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1900 Million1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-5250U and Core i3-6006U 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)
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i3-6006U. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Smart Response++
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-5250U and Core i3-6006U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i3-6006U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i3-6006U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 6000Intel HD Graphics 520
Max video memory16 GB32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency950 MHz900 MHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-5250U and Core i3-6006U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i3-6006U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560X1600@60Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i3-6006U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1212
OpenGL4.34.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i3-6006U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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.

i5-5250U 1.54
+6.9%
i3-6006U 1.44

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.

i5-5250U 2437
+6.9%
i3-6006U 2279

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.

i5-5250U 817
+25.5%
i3-6006U 651

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.

i5-5250U 1569
+17.1%
i3-6006U 1340

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-5250U 4104
+27.2%
i3-6006U 3227

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-5250U 8721
+18.4%
i3-6006U 7364

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-5250U 19.5
+24.6%
i3-6006U 24.3

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-5250U 3
+16.7%
i3-6006U 2

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-5250U 260
+21.2%
i3-6006U 215

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-5250U 107
+28.1%
i3-6006U 84

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-5250U 1.16
+20.8%
i3-6006U 0.96

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-5250U 1.5
+25%
i3-6006U 1.2

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i5-5250U 16
+16.7%
i3-6006U 14

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i5-5250U 89
+18.8%
i3-6006U 75

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-5250U 2423
+34%
i3-6006U 1808

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

i5-5250U 5216
+19%
i3-6006U 4384

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

i5-5250U 2638
+31.1%
i3-6006U 2012

Geekbench 2

i5-5250U 6769
+50.4%
i3-6006U 4501

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.54 1.44
Integrated graphics card 2.20 2.15
Recency 1 March 2015 10 November 2016

i5-5250U has a 6.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 2.3% faster integrated GPU.

i3-6006U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-5250U and Core i3-6006U.


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