Intel Core i3-6100U vs Intel Core i5-4590 Comparison

2C / 4T    2.3 / 0 GHz    2015    laptop    iGPU
vs
4C / 4T    3.3 / 3.7 GHz    2014    $25    desktop    iGPU

The Intel Core i3-6100U is a Intel laptop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Skylake architecture and released in 2015. This CPU features 2 cores, a base clock of 2300 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 0 MHz and 3 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. The Intel Core i3-6100U is designed for the BGA1356 socket. It includes integrated Intel® HD Graphics 520 graphics.

The Intel Core i5-4590 is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Haswell architecture and released in 2014. 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 22 nm process technology. The Intel Core i5-4590 is designed for the LGA1150 socket. It includes integrated Intel® HD Graphics 4600 graphics.

Peformance:

Intel Core i3-6100U is better than 6% cpus with score 16 and Intel Core i5-4590 is better than 26% cpus with score 43
In this chart you can see what tasks is this cpu good for. The scores are Blender Benchmark Scores Blender Score represents total processor multi-core performance under sustained heavy load. It represents the total power of processor well..


Intel Core i5-4590 (43)
Intel Core i3-6100U (16)
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Intel Core i3-6100U:
Intel Core i5-4590:
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50
Basic / Office Use - Web Browsing, E-Mail / Documents, 1080p Video, Casual Games
80
Home / Everyday PC - Advanced Browsing, 4K Video / Large Excel, Light gaming 60fps, Basic Photo Editing / Coding
130
Power User - 4k Video / Photo Editing, Heavy Browsing, Modern Gaming / Medium, Starting Content Creators
220
Professional - Advanced Video Editing, High Gaming / 1440p, Advanced Graphics 3D, Heavy Programming / VM
350
Workstation/Extreme - Ultra Gaming, Multiple VM, Heavy Databases, Heavy Compiling


Specs

Type
Laptop
Cores
2
Threads
4
Speed
2.3 GHz
Turbo
Release Date
2015
GPU
Yes
Socket
BGA 1356
Current Price
Release Price
$281
L3
3 MB
Base TDP
15 W
Max TDP
Nm
14 nm
Unlocked
-
Official Site
Intel Core i3-6100UIntel Core i5-4590
Type LaptopDesktop
Cores 24
Threads 44
Speed 2.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Turbo 3.7 GHz
Current Price $25
Release Price $281
Release Date 20152014
GPU Intel® HD Graphics 520Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Socket BGA1356LGA1150
L3 3 MB6 MB
Base TDP 15 W84 W
Max TDP
Nm 14 nm22 nm
Unlocked --
Official Site intel.com intel.com
Intel Core i3-6100UIntel Core i5-4590
Performance Tier Core i3Core i5
Class Intel CoreIntel Core
Code Name SkylakeHaswell
Performance Cores 24
Efficiency Cores --
Memory Type DDR4DDR3
Memory Channels 22
Max Memory 32 MB32 MB
Bits 64-bit64-bit
tjMax 100°C
PCI Generation 33
PCI Lanes 1216
L1 Cache
L2 Cache
Product IDs
Tray
FJ8066201931104
Tray
CM8064601560615
Box
BXC80646I54590 (China)
BX80646I54590

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