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Intel Core i5-7300U vs Intel Core i3-6100H. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2016
Intel Core i5-7300U
Intel Core i5-7300U
Released
Q3/2015
Overall score
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Intel Core i3-6100H
Intel Core i3-6100H

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-7300U or Intel Core i3-6100H? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-7300U has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q4/2016.

Intel Core i3-6100H has a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q3/2015.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1028 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 35 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-7300U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    407 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    427 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    453 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    639 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    953 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1184 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    793 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    271 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    448 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    575 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    396 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    43 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    816 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1105 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 4% better clock speed

    2.70 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-6100H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    766 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    743 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1083 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    209 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    463 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    157 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    960 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-7300U Intel Core i5-7300U
Intel Core i3-6100H Intel Core i3-6100H
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 7000U left arrow Intel Core i 6000H
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.60 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.50 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    3.50 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 620 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 530
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow 0.90 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q3/2015
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-6100H and Intel Core i5-7300U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-7300U and Intel Core i3-6100H to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-7300U and Intel Core i5-7300U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Kaby Lake U left arrow Skylake H
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1356 left arrow BGA 1440
  • Release date
    Q4/2016 left arrow Q3/2015

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-7300U and Intel Core i3-6100H.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
149
Intel Core i5-7300U
112
Intel Core i3-6100H
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
375
Intel Core i5-7300U
294
Intel Core i3-6100H
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
422
Intel Core i5-7300U
346
Intel Core i3-6100H
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.69
Intel Core i5-7300U
1.3
Intel Core i3-6100H
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
4.11
Intel Core i5-7300U
3.21
Intel Core i3-6100H
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D
41.5
Intel Core i5-7300U
27.7
Intel Core i3-6100H
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
5283
Intel Core i5-7300U
4031
Intel Core i3-6100H

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