Intel Core i3-6006U vs Core i3-7100U – Which One Is Better?

Info	Intel Core i3 6006U	Intel Core i3 7100U
Price	$249.00 BUY NOW!	$398.00 BUY NOW!

General

Comparison	i3-6006U	i3-7100U
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Skylake	Kaby Lake
Start price	281 USD	281 USD
Number of Cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Frequency	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 Cache	128 Кб	128 Кб
L2 Cache	512 Кб	512 Кб
L3 Cache	3 Мб	3 Мб
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Crystal size	99 мм2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C °C	100 °C °C
Transistor count	1750 million	million
64-bit support
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1356	FCBGA1356
TDP	15 Wt	15 Wt

Performance

Performance	i3-6006u	i3-7100U
64-bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI	4 GT/s OPI
Die size	99 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600

Basic Comparison

Intel Core i3-7100U is a 7th generation CPU while intel Core i3 6006U is a 6th generation CPU. i3-7100U is based on Kaby Lake while i3-6006U is based on Skylake architecture. Core i3-7100U and Core i3-6006U both are laptop-based CPUs. i3-7100U is 2.4 GHz while i3-6006U is 2ghz. i3-7100U was released on August 30, 2016, while i3-6006U was released on November 1, 2016.

Performance and Frequency comparison

Intel Core i3-7100U and Intel Core i3-6006U both have two cores and 4 threads. the base frequency of Intel core i3-7100U is 2.4 GHz while the base frequency of Intel Core i3-6006U is 2 GHz. The bus bandwidth is the same in both CPUs and is 4GT/s. Both CPUs use 14nm technology and the thermal design power is also the same in both CPUs is 15 watts. Here in this comparison, both CPUs are the same.

Cache Comparison

Intel Core i3-7100U and Intel Core i3-6006U have 64k (per core) of Level 1 Cache also level 2 Cache is same in both CPUs and is 256k. Intel Core i3-7100U and i3-6006U both have the same amount of Level 3 cache and are 3MB. So in terms of Cache, both CPUs are the same.

L1 Cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 Cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 Cache	3MB (shared)	3MB (shared)

GPU comparison

Intel Core i3-7100U integrated graphics Intel UHD graphics 620 while core i3-6006U has integrated graphics Intel HD graphics 520. The GPU base clock of both CPUs is 300 MHz. The GPU boost clock of i3-7100U is 1050 MHz mobile GPU boost clock of Core i3-6006U is 900 MHz. Both CPUs are power-efficient and are 15 Watt. In GPU comparison Core i3-7100U is better than Core i3-6006U because it has more graphics and a higher GPU boost clock.

Memory comparison

Intel Core Core i3-7100U and Intel Core i3-6006U both have two memory slots and support up to 32GB of DDR4 memory. the maximum memory bandwidth of both CPUs is the same and 34.1 GB/s. Here in this comparison are CPUs both CPUs are the same.

Benefits Of Intel Core i3-7100U

Intel Core i3-7100U has 0.4 GHz more frequency than Intel Core i3-006U which is 2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core the result score was 3874 vs 3227

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core the result score was 95 vs 84

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core the result score was 8758 vs7364

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core the result score was 257 vs 215

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core the result score was 2340 vs 2012

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core the result score was 5136 vs 4384

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core the result score was 2947 vs 2516

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core the result score was 5636 vs 4805

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