i3-6100TE vs Ryzen 5 3550H
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3550H outperforms Core i3-6100TE by a whopping 147% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i3-6100TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1232 | 1924 |
| Place by popularity | 80 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.31 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 13.22 | 5.35 |
| Architecture codename | Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020) | Skylake (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) | 12 October 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $117 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i3-6100TE 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus type | PCIe 3.0 | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 21 | 27 |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 98.57 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4940 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i3-6100TE 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 | FP5 | LGA-1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i3-6100TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i3-6100TE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i3-6100TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3L-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i3-6100TE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 16 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.89 | 1.98 |
| Integrated graphics card | 4.50 | 2.59 |
| Recency | 6 January 2019 | 12 October 2015 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
Ryzen 5 3550H has a 147% higher aggregate performance score, 73.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 3550H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-6100TE in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i3-6100TE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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