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AMD FX 6300 Cpu
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Intel Core i3 6100 Cpu
Intel Core i3 6100
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3 editorial reviews
AMD is refreshing its desktop processors with Piledriver, an enhanced version of Bulldozer that focuses on improving instructions per clock and frequency -- just like it did...Read more
With several new product releases over the last few weeks, AMD has been on a mission to gain back market share. While Trinity targeted the entry level crowd with a well rounded family of APUs, their Vishera FX-series firmly targets an enthusiast niche that doesn’t need or want onboard graphics...Read more
Six Piledriver cores at 5GHz? Don't mind if I doRead more
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4.4 out of 5
4 user ratings
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Apart from the odd surprise such as the Haswell-based, multiplier-unlocked Pentium G3258, Intel’s CPU offerings have been consistent in terms of overclockingRead more
The Intel Core i3-6100 is a good choice for a budget general-purpose PC or as a starting point for a gaming rig.Read more
This review was originally written before locked Intel chips based on the Skylake architecture - like this i3 - could b…Read more
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User rating
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4.3 out of 5
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General

Processor socketAM3+AM4LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.5 GHz3.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Max turbo speed3.8 GHz3.4 GHz
N/A
Number of cores642
Number of threads644
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W65.0 W35.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
N/A
DMI3
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternonoyes
TypeNot available
N/A
Intel HD Graphics 530
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
N/A
350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
N/A
12.0

Memory

Cache8 MB8 MB3 MB
Cache typeL3L3L3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor1866.0 MHz2667.0 MHz
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1866
  • 2133
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
Memory channels
N/A
DualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
34.1 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includedyesnoyes
Thermal specification158.9 °F203.0 °F
N/A

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