i3-6100 vs Phenom II X2 555 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i3-6100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1702
Place by popularitynot in top-10089
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.63
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiencyno data4.99
Architecture codenameCallisto (2009−2010)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date25 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$117

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i3-6100 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size258 mm2150 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors758 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i3-6100 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)
SocketAM3FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i3-6100. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i3-6100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i3-6100 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i3-6100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 530
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i3-6100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i3-6100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i3-6100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i3-6100.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 January 2010 1 September 2015
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 51 Watt

i3-6100 has an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 56.9% lower power consumption.

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