i3-1210U vs Pentium P6100

Place in the ranking	2825	1031
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiency	1.51	69.56
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date	26 September 2010 (14 years ago)	23 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$12	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium P6100 and Core i3-1210U 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	2 GHz	1 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.1 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	81+114 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	382 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium P6100 and Core i3-1210U 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	PGA988	FCBGA1781
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i3-1210U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium P6100 and Core i3-1210U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i3-1210U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i3-1210U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	850 MHz
Execution Units	no data	64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium P6100 and Core i3-1210U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i3-1210U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i3-1210U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i3-1210U.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	14

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.

Pentium P6100 0.57

i3-1210U 6.74
+1082%

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.

Pentium P6100 881

i3-1210U 10513
+1093%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.57	6.74
Recency	26 September 2010	23 February 2022
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	8
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	9 Watt

i3-1210U has a 1082.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 288.9% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-1210U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6100 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium P6100 and Core i3-1210U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.