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Intel Core i3-6006U vs Intel Core i5-4210H

Intel Core i3-6006U

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The Intel Core i3-6006U is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core SoC based on the Skylake architecture and has been launched in November 2016. The CPU can be found in small and light notebooks. In addition to two CPU cores with Hyper-Threading clocked at (rather low) 2 GHz (no Turbo Boost), the chip also integrates an HD Graphics 520 GPU (clocked at only 900 MHz) and a dual-channel DDR4-2133/DDR3L-1600 memory controller. The SoC is manufactured using a 14 nm process with FinFET transistors.

Architecture

Skylake replaces both Haswell and Broadwell and brings the same microarchitecture in every TDP class from 4.5 to 45 W. The extensive improvements of the Skylake design include increased out-of-order buffers, optimized prefetching and branch prediction as well as additional performance gains through Hyper-Threading. Overall, however, performance per clock has been increased by only 5 to 10 percent (compared to Haswell) respectively under 5 percent (compard to Broadwell), which is quite modest for a new architecture ("Tock").

Performance

According to the specified clock rates and the improved architecture, the Core i3-6100U should perform slightly above the similar clocked Core i5-5005U of the Broadwell architecture. Thus, the CPU has sufficient power for office and multimedia purposes as well as more demanding applications and light multitasking.

Graphics

The integrated graphics unit called HD Graphics 520 represents the "GT2" version of the Skylake GPU (Intel Gen. 9). The 24 Execution Units, also called EUs, are clocked at 300 - 900 MHz and offer a performance somewhere in range of a dedicated GeForce 820M. Games of 2015 can thus be played smoothly in low settings. For more information about performance and features, check our page for the HD Graphics 520. Clocked at 900 MHz, the i3-6006U features currently the slowest variant of the HD Graphics 520 (clocks up to 1050 MHz in the Core i7 models).

Power Consumption

Specified at a TDP of 15 W (including CPU, GPU and memory controller), the CPU is best suited for small notebooks and ultrabooks (11-inches and above). Optionally, the TDP can be lowered to 7.5 watts (cTDP down), reducing both heat dissipation and performance and allowing even more compact designs.

Intel Core i5-4210H

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The Intel Core i5-4210H is a fast dual-core processor for laptops launched in Q3 2014. It is based on the Haswell architecture and is manufactured in 22nm. Due to Hyper-Threading, the two cores can handle up to four threads in parallel leading to better utilization of the CPU. Each core offers a base speed of 2.9 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.5 GHz for 1 active core and 3.4 GHz for 2 active cores. The i5-4210H replaces the former i5-4200H (2.8 - 3.4 GHz).

Architecture

Haswell is the successor to the Ivy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm and offer an optimized branch prediction as well as additional execution ports. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

Performance

Due to these changes, the performance per clock has been improved by almost 10 percent compared to Ivy Bridge. Therefore, the i5-4210H is slightly faster than the former top model i7-3540M and on par with the Core i5-4330M.

Graphics

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 400 MHz up to 1150 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it about 30 % faster than a similarly clocked HD 4000.

Power Consumption

The i5-4210H is rated at a very high TDP of 47 W including the graphics card, memory controller and VRMs. This TDP range is typical of mobile quad-core processors. Therefore, the CPU is suited for laptops 15-inches or greater.

ModelIntel Core i3-6006UIntel Core i5-4210H
CodenameSkylakeHaswell
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Core i5
Series: Core i5 Haswell
Intel Core i3-6167U compare2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-6100H compare2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-6157U compare2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-6100U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-6006U « 2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4340M compare2.9 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4210H « 2.9 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4330M compare2.8 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4200H compare2.8 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4308U compare2.8 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4310M compare2.7 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4400E compare2.7 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4300M compare2.6 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4210M compare2.6 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4288U compare2.6 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4278U compare2.6 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4200M compare2.5 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4258U compare2.4 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4310U compare2 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4360U compare1.5 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4300U compare1.9 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4350U compare1.4 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4210U compare1.7 - 2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4260U compare1.4 - 2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4402E compare1.6 - 2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4200U compare1.6 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4250U compare1.3 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4300Y compare1.6 - 2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4302Y compare1.6 - 2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4202Y compare1.6 - 2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4220Y compare1.6 - 2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4210Y compare1.5 - 1.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-4200Y compare1.4 - 1.9 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Clock2000 MHz2900 - 3500 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 4
TDP15 Watt47 Watt
Technology14 nm22 nm
Die Size99 mm2130 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGAFCBGA1364
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR3L-1600/DDR4-2133 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIHD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1150 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 520 (300 - 900 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1150 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$281 U.S.$225 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com
Transistors960 Million

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 203     avg: 212.5     median: 214.5 (1%)     max: 218 Points
min: 324     avg: 328.3     median: 330 (2%)     max: 331 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 69     avg: 80     median: 83.5 (23%)     max: 84 Points
min: 127     avg: 129     median: 129 (36%)     max: 131 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2.4 Points (3%)
min: 3.64     avg: 3.7     median: 3.7 (5%)     max: 3.66 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1 Points (23%)
min: 1.48     avg: 1.5     median: 1.5 (36%)     max: 1.52 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 3203     avg: 3222     median: 3227 (19%)     max: 3236 Points
min: 4963     avg: 5012     median: 5019 (30%)     max: 5055 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 7293     avg: 7348     median: 7364 (5%)     max: 7388 Points
min: 11036     avg: 11075     median: 11075 (8%)     max: 11114 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 4210H +
13912 Points (9%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 4210H +
6682 Points (8%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
768 s (9%)
481.2 s (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
24.3 s (5%)
15.5 s (3%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
1808 Points (3%)
2410 Points (4%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
14.1 fps (0%)
21.2 fps (1%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
74.5 fps (2%)
104.5 fps (3%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.1 GB/s (4%)
0.2 GB/s (5%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.2 GB/s (4%)
0.3 GB/s (5%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
1.2 GB/s (3%)
2 GB/s (5%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 4210H +
4462 Points (9%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
18.8 s (4%)
11.4 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
42.3 s (2%)
26.1 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
952 s (4%)
601 s (3%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 2837     avg: 2920     median: 2903.5 (7%)     max: 3034 Points
min: 3942     avg: 3981     median: 3990 (10%)     max: 4010 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 4210H +
min: 34109     avg: 37295     median: 37295 (30%)     max: 40481 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 6006U +
27981 Points (22%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
2258 Points (6%)
min: 3322     avg: 3370     median: 3370 (9%)     max: 3418 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
3220 Points (6%)
min: 4713     avg: 4835     median: 4834.5 (9%)     max: 4956 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 6006U +
min: 2575     avg: 2607     median: 2607 (26%)     max: 2639 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 6006U +
min: 4975     avg: 5042     median: 5042 (5%)     max: 5109 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 6006U +
min: 2468     avg: 2526     median: 2516 (28%)     max: 2593 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 6006U +
min: 4723     avg: 4814     median: 4805 (6%)     max: 4914 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4265     avg: 4355     median: 4384 (8%)     max: 4415 Points
6311 Points (11%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 1943     avg: 1991     median: 2012 (26%)     max: 2018 Points
2938 Points (38%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 6006U +
4435 Points (7%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 6006U +
2054 Points (31%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
4835 Points (26%)
4784 Points (25%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
4572 Points (32%)
4897 Points (34%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
4402 Points (9%)
7639 Points (15%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
4464 Points (9%)
7014 Points (14%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
4501 Points (12%)
6586 Points (17%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1734     avg: 1758     median: 1744 (2%)     max: 1797 ms
min: 2107     avg: 2119     median: 2121 (2%)     max: 2128 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 135.3     avg: 239.6     median: 147.4 (2%)     max: 436 ms
min: 86.9     avg: 87.8     median: 87 (1%)     max: 89.5 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 18570     avg: 19275     median: 19174 (14%)     max: 20082 Points
min: 14532     avg: 15583     median: 16075 (12%)     max: 16143 Points

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-6006U → 100% n=30

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-4210H → 145% n=30

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