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Intel Core i3-6006U vs Intel Core i5-7200U vs Intel Core i3-6167U

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 i5-7200U

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The Intel Core i5-7200U is a dual-core processor of the Kaby Lake architecture. It offers two CPU cores clocked at 2.5 - 3.1 GHz and integrates HyperThreading to work with up to 4 threads at once. The architectural differences are rather small compared to the Skylake generation, therefore the performance per MHz is very similar. The SoC includes a dual channel DDR4 memory controller and Intel HD Graphics 620 graphics card (clocked at 300 - 1000 MHz). It is manufactured in an improved 14nm FinFET process at Intel. Compared to the old Skylake based Core i5-6200U, the i5-7200U offers a 300 MHz higher clock speed.

Intel Core i3-6167U

► remove from comparison Intel 6167U

The Intel Core i3-6167U is a dual-core SoC based on the Skylake architecture and has been launched in September 2015. The CPU can be found in medium-sized ultrabooks as well as normal notebooks. In addition to two CPU cores with Hyper-Threading clocked at 2.7 GHz (no Turbo Boost), the chip also integrates an Iris Graphics 550 GPU with 64 MB of eDRAM memory as well as 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").

Furthermore, the organisation of the eDRAM cache has been modified. Instead of acting like a victim cache, which has to be adressed via the L3/LLC, the eDRAM can now be adressed directly by programms just like the main memory. The size is still 128 MB for the quad-core models (4C + GT4e), while the dual-core chips (2C + GT3e) only offer 64 MB.

Performance

According to the specified clock rates and the improved architecture, the Core i3-6167U should perform similar to a Core i5-5300U (Broadwell, 15 W). Thus, the CPU has sufficient power for office and multimedia purposes as well as more demanding applications and multitasking.

Graphics

The integrated graphics unit called Iris Graphics 550 represents the "GT3e" version of the Skylake GPU (Intel Gen. 9). The 48 Execution Units, also called EUs, are clocked at 350 - 1000 MHz and offer (thanks to the fast eDRAM cache) a performance similar to a dedicated GeForce 930M. Games of 2015 can thus be played smoothly in low or medium settings. For more information about performance and features, check our page for the Iris Graphics 550.

Power Consumption

Specified at a TDP of 28 W (including CPU, GPU and memory controller), the CPU is best suited for medium-sized notebooks (13-inches and above). Optionally, the TDP can be lowered to 23 watts (cTDP down), reducing both heat dissipation and performance.

ModelIntel Core i3-6006UIntel Core i5-7200UIntel Core i3-6167U
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Kaby LakeIntel Core i3
CodenameSkylakeKaby LakeSkylake
Series: Core i3 Skylake
Intel Core i3-6167U2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-6100H2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-6157U2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-6100U2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-6006U « 2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700K4.2 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-77003.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v63.1 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7920HQ3.1 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700T2.9 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7600K3.8 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v63 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HQ2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HK2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700HQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-75003.4 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7440HQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7567U3.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7660U2.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7600U2.8 - 3.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300HQ2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500T2.7 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7287U3.3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7560U2.4 - 3.8 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7267U3.1 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7360U2.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7500U2.7 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300U2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7260U2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7200U « 2.5 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100H3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7167U2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7Y751.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y571.2 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y541.2 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100U2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y321 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y301 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965U2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7020U2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3867U1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3865U1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965Y1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i3-6167U « 2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-6100H2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-6157U2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-6100U2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-6006U2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Clock2000 MHz2500 - 3100 MHz2700 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB3 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 42 / 4
TDP15 Watt15 Watt28 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
Die Size99 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketBGABGA1356BGA
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR3L-1600/DDR4-2133 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR3L-1600/DDR4-2133 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 520 (300 - 900 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 620 (300 - 1000 MHz)Intel Iris Graphics 550 (300 - 1000 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$281 U.S.$281 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 6006U +
min: 203     avg: 212.5     median: 214.5 (1%)     max: 218 Points
min: 268     avg: 324.5     median: 327 (2%)     max: 337 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 6006U +
min: 69     avg: 80     median: 83.5 (25%)     max: 84 Points
min: 88     avg: 126.3     median: 128 (39%)     max: 132 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 6006U +
2.4 Points (3%)
min: 2.85     avg: 3.6     median: 3.7 (5%)     max: 3.7 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 6006U +
1 Points (24%)
min: 1.2     avg: 1.4     median: 1.5 (36%)     max: 1.49 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 6006U +
min: 3203     avg: 3222     median: 3227 (19%)     max: 3236 Points
min: 4787     avg: 4976     median: 4985.5 (30%)     max: 5022 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 6006U +
min: 7293     avg: 7348     median: 7364 (5%)     max: 7388 Points
min: 9213     avg: 11161     median: 11308 (8%)     max: 11955 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 11910     avg: 13678     median: 13808 (10%)     max: 14554 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 5663     avg: 6343     median: 6415.5 (8%)     max: 6524 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 6006U +
768 s (9%)
min: 460.9     avg: 495     median: 491.2 (6%)     max: 537 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 6006U +
24.3 s (5%)
min: 14.66     avg: 15.6     median: 15.5 (3%)     max: 17.62 s
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *
464.8 s (2%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
14.9 s (8%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 6006U +
1808 Points (3%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 6006U +
14.1 fps (5%)
min: 19     avg: 21.3     median: 21.6 (8%)     max: 22 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 6006U +
74.5 fps (17%)
min: 100     avg: 112.7     median: 113.1 (26%)     max: 117 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 6006U +
0.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 6006U +
0.2 GB/s (4%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 6006U +
1.2 GB/s (3%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 3700     avg: 4299     median: 4347.5 (9%)     max: 4407 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 6006U +
18.8 s (4%)
min: 12     avg: 12.3     median: 12.3 (3%)     max: 12.61 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 6006U +
42.3 s (2%)
min: 27.36     avg: 28.2     median: 28 (1%)     max: 29.69 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 6006U +
952 s (4%)
min: 610     avg: 645     median: 643.5 (3%)     max: 722 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 9939     avg: 11370     median: 11779 (10%)     max: 12049 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 6006U +
min: 2837     avg: 2920     median: 2903.5 (8%)     max: 3034 Points
min: 3242     avg: 4145     median: 4107 (11%)     max: 4695 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 28394     avg: 37794     median: 37804 (31%)     max: 42974 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 26941     avg: 36877     median: 37260 (30%)     max: 42166 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 6006U +
27981 Points (24%)
min: 36369     avg: 41562     median: 42260 (36%)     max: 43942 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 6006U +
2258 Points (6%)
min: 2622     avg: 3414     median: 3503 (9%)     max: 3684 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 6006U +
3220 Points (6%)
min: 3866     avg: 4887     median: 4979 (9%)     max: 5252 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 (6%)     max: 5109 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 6006U +
min: 2468     avg: 2526     median: 2516 (34%)     max: 2593 Points
min: 3484     avg: 3661     median: 3630 (49%)     max: 3902 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 6006U +
min: 4723     avg: 4814     median: 4805 (12%)     max: 4914 Points
min: 6425     avg: 6947     median: 6806 (17%)     max: 7439 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 6006U +
min: 4265     avg: 4355     median: 4384 (8%)     max: 4415 Points
min: 6297     avg: 6584     median: 6480.5 (12%)     max: 6932 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 6006U +
min: 1943     avg: 1991     median: 2012 (39%)     max: 2018 Points
min: 2812     avg: 2983     median: 2906 (57%)     max: 3209 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 6006U +
4435 Points (7%)
min: 6695     avg: 6772     median: 6772 (11%)     max: 6849 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 6006U +
2054 Points (31%)
min: 3037     avg: 3144     median: 3143.5 (47%)     max: 3250 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 6006U +
4835 Points (39%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 6006U +
4572 Points (41%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 6006U +
4402 Points (9%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 6006U +
4464 Points (9%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 6006U +
4501 Points (12%)
PassMark PerformanceTest 9 - PerformanceTest 9.0 CPU Mark
4907 Points (26%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 6006U +
min: 1734     avg: 1758     median: 1744 (2%)     max: 1797 ms
min: 1109     avg: 1211     median: 1196 (1%)     max: 1542 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 6006U +
min: 135.3     avg: 239.6     median: 147.4 (2%)     max: 436 ms
min: 77.7     avg: 124.3     median: 86.3 (1%)     max: 826 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 6006U +
min: 18570     avg: 19275     median: 19174 (17%)     max: 20082 Points
min: 21890     avg: 29883     median: 30957 (28%)     max: 32838 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
26.8 Watt (5%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
25.5 Watt (5%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
12.8 Points per Watt (10%)

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