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The Intel Core i5-2500K is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Sandy Bridge architecture and released in 2011. This CPU features 4 cores, a base clock of 3300 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 3700 MHz and 6 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 32 nm process technology. The Intel Core i5-2500K is designed for the LGA1155 socket.It supports overclocking. It includes integrated Intel® HD Graphics 3000 graphics.

The Intel Core i3-6100 is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Skylake architecture and released in 2015. This CPU features 2 cores, a base clock of 3700 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 0 MHz and 3 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. The Intel Core i3-6100 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 i5-2500KIntel Core i3-6100
Popularity (0-100) 54%79%
Performance (0-100) 17%17%
Blender Score / $1 1.80.3

Info

Basic info about the cpu.

Intel Core i5-2500KIntel Core i3-6100
Type DesktopDesktop
Cores 42
Threads 44
Speed 3.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Turbo 3.7 GHz
Current Price $17$110
Release Price
Release Date 20112015
GPU Intel® HD Graphics 3000Intel® HD Graphics 530
Socket LGA1155FCLGA1151
L3 6 MB3 MB
Base TDP 95 W51 W
Max TDP
Nm 32 nm14 nm
Unlocked Yes-
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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 i5-2500KIntel Core i3-6100
Blender Score 30.030.0
Top % Ranking 17 %17 %
Blender Score / $1 1.80.3
Samples 1815

Details

Intel Core i5-2500KIntel Core i3-6100
Class Intel CoreIntel Core
Code Name Sandy BridgeSkylake
Performance Cores 42
Efficiency Cores 00
Memory Type DDR3DDR4
Max Memory 32 MB64 MB
Bits 64-bit64-bit
tjMax
L1 Cache
L2 Cache

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