Intel Core i3-12100T vs Intel Core i5-6500

Intel Core i3-12100T $122
Intel Core i5-6500 $192
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
4 Cores
4 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1700
Socket
LGA 1151
iGPU
UHD 730 1400MHz
540 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 530 1100MHz
420 GFLOPS FP32
CB23S 1,410
54%
CB23S 965
37%
CB23M 6,915
16%
CB23M 3,360
8%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Alder Lake
Architecture
Skylake
Family
Core 12th Gen
Family
Core 6th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Alder Lake-S
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Alder Lake-6P
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Golden Cove
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Codename
Skylake-S
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Skylake-4C-GT2
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Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/18/2022
Release Date
9/1/2015
Foundry
Intel
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Foundry
Intel
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Node
Intel 7
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Node
14nm
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Die Size
158 mm²
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Die Size
122 mm²
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Transistor Count
11.4 Billion
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Transistor Count
2.1 Billion
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4 Cores
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4 Cores
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8 Threads
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4 Threads
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2.2GHz
4.1GHz Boost
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3.2GHz
3.6GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Type
DMI
Type
DMI
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
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Lanes
8
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
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L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L3
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12MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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L3
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6MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
64GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
2400MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
Clock
1067MHz
Transfer Rate
2133MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
17.1GB/s
Bandwidth
34.1GB/s
TDP
35W
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69W Peak
TDP
65W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
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71°C TCase
Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 115x-Al v2
PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
UHD 730 1400MHz
192 Shaders
1400MHz
540 GFLOPS FP32
HD 530 1100MHz
192 Shaders
1100MHz
420 GFLOPS FP32
GNA 3.0
No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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