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Intel Core i3-8100 vs Intel Celeron 6205. Specifications

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Released
Q4/2017
Intel Core i3-8100
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Q4/2020
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Intel Celeron 6205
Intel Celeron 6205

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-8100 or Intel Celeron 6205? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i3-8100 has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q4/2017.

Intel Celeron 6205 has a base frequency of 1.70 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 112% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-8100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    354 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    328 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    370 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    474 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    442 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    567 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    743 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    220 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    310 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    106 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    299 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    71 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    497 place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 65 W

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
Intel Celeron 6205 Intel Celeron 6205
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000 left arrow Intel Celeron 6000
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 11
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i3-7100 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Successor
    Intel Core i3-9100 left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.6 GHz left arrow 1.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 1.7 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow 1.7 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 48
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 11
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow 300 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4)
  • GPU Turbo
    1100 MHz left arrow 1250 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 4
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q3/2020
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 384
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Celeron 6205 and Intel Core i3-8100. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-3200LPDDR4-3733
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-8100 and Intel Celeron 6205 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 15 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-8100 and Intel Celeron 6205, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S left arrow Tiger Lake U
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q4/2020
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow BGA 1526
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

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