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The Intel Core i3-7100U is a Intel laptop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Kaby Lake architecture and released in 2016. This CPU features 2 cores, a base clock of 2400 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 0 MHz and 3 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. The Intel Core i3-7100U is designed for the FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356 socket. It includes integrated Intel® HD Graphics 620 graphics.

The Intel Core i5-6500 is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Skylake architecture and released in 2015. This CPU features 4 cores, a base clock of 3200 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 3600 MHz and 6 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. The Intel Core i5-6500 is designed for the FCLGA1151 socket. It includes integrated Intel® HD Graphics 530 graphics.


Ranking

Popularity is the current popularity of the cpu. Performance is based on Blender Benchmark with 100 being best. Blender Score represents performance value per $.

Intel Core i3-7100UIntel Core i5-6500
Popularity (0-100) 49%92%
Performance (0-100) 8%27%
Blender Score / $1 1.2

Info

Basic info about the cpu.

Intel Core i3-7100UIntel Core i5-6500
Type LaptopDesktop
Cores 24
Threads 44
Speed 2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Turbo 3.6 GHz
Current Price $36
Release Price $281
Release Date 20162015
GPU Intel® HD Graphics 620Intel® HD Graphics 530
Socket FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356FCLGA1151
L3 3 MB6 MB
Base TDP 15 W65 W
Max TDP
Nm 14 nm14 nm
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Benchmark

We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.

Intel Core i3-7100UIntel Core i5-6500
Blender Score 18.743.6
Top % Ranking 8 %27 %
Blender Score / $1 1.2
Samples 1464

Details

Intel Core i3-7100UIntel Core i5-6500
Class Intel CoreIntel Core
Code Name Kaby LakeSkylake
Performance Cores 24
Efficiency Cores 00
Memory Type DDR4DDR4
Max Memory 32 MB64 MB
Bits 64-bit64-bit
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L1 Cache
L2 Cache

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