Intel Core i5 6500 vs Intel Core i3 12100E
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6500 with 4 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i3 12100E with 4 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i3 12100E Advantages
Released 6 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (60W vs 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
1197
Intel Core i3 12100E
+84%
2205
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3264
Intel Core i3 12100E
+135%
7680
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
i5-6500
Processor Number
i3-12100
LGA-1151
Socket
LGA-1700
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
60 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
89 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
8
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4
Total Core Count
4
4
Total Thread Count
8
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32x
Multiplier
32x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
5 MB
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1400 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
48
-
Raster Operation Units
24
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
0.35 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5.0
16
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
