Pentium P6100 vs i7-610E

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-610E
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.33
+133%
Pentium P6100
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.57

Core i7-610E outperforms Pentium P6100 by a whopping 133% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-610E and Pentium P6100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22622825
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Pentium
Power efficiency3.531.51
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$332$12

Detailed specifications

Core i7-610E 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 speed2.53 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0DMI 1.0
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier1915
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size81 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Number of transistors382 million382 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-610E 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA1288PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-610E and Pentium P6100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
FMA++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAE36 Bit36 Bit
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Core i7-610E and Pentium P6100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-610E 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 i7-610E and Pentium P6100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR3
Maximum memory size8.79 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/s17.051 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency766 MHz667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-610E and Pentium P6100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-610E and Pentium P6100.

PCIe version2.02.0
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.

i7-610E 1.33
+133%
Pentium P6100 0.57

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.

i7-610E 2071
+135%
Pentium P6100 881

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.33 0.57
Recency 7 January 2010 26 September 2010
Threads 4 2

i7-610E has a 133.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Pentium P6100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months.

The Core i7-610E is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6100 in performance tests.


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