i3-10100F vs i5-6500TE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-6500TE
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
3.00
Core i3-10100F
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.51
+83.7%

Core i3-10100F outperforms Core i5-6500TE by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6500TE and Core i3-10100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16451161
Place by popularitynot in top-10020
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.5920.97
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency8.118.02
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date11 October 2015 (9 years ago)12 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$192$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-10100F has 3454% better value for money than i5-6500TE.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6500TE and Core i3-10100F 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)6 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)66 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6500TE and Core i3-10100F 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
Socket1151FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6500TE and Core i3-10100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i5-6500TE and Core i3-10100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
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 i5-6500TE and Core i3-10100F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6500TE and Core i3-10100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6500TE and Core i3-10100F.

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.

i5-6500TE 3.00
i3-10100F 5.51
+83.7%

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.

i5-6500TE 4772
i3-10100F 8748
+83.3%

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.

i5-6500TE 1073
i3-10100F 1449
+35%

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.

i5-6500TE 2781
i3-10100F 4496
+61.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.00 5.51
Recency 11 October 2015 12 October 2020
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

i5-6500TE has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i3-10100F, on the other hand, has a 83.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-10100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-6500TE in performance tests.


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