i5-8310Y vs Pentium P6100

Primary details

Comparing Pentium P6100 and Core i5-8310Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2825	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	1.51	no data
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date	26 September 2010 (14 years ago)	4 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$12	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium P6100 and Core i5-8310Y 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.1 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	OPI
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	15	16
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 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 i5-8310Y 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	PGA988	FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i5-8310Y. 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	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
Smart Response	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium P6100 and Core i5-8310Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i5-8310Y 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 i5-8310Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 617
Max video memory	no data	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium P6100 and Core i5-8310Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i5-8310Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i5-8310Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium P6100 and Core i5-8310Y.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	10

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	26 September 2010	4 April 2019
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	7 Watt

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