Intel Core i5-2400 vs Intel Core i3-6100

Intel Core i5-2400
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
Intel Core i5-2400
Intel Core i3-6100
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2015
Intel Core i3-6100

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    100%
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    126%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    100%
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    154%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    106%
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2400

6% higher multi threaded performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-6100

Much higher single threaded performance (around 54% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
44 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 26% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i3-6100

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-6100

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i3-6100
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
SSE4.1
AVX2
Hyper-Threading
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3

Architecture

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i3-6100
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3, DDR4
CodenameSandy BridgevsSkylake
Release DateJan 2011vsSep 2015

Cores

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i3-6100
Cores4vs2
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD 530

Cache

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i3-6100
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs4096 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i3-6100
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Tempunknownvs65°C
PackageFC-LGA10vs
Die Size216mm²vs150mm²
Process32 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i3-6100
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs3700 MHz
Turbo Clock3400 MHzvsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP95 Wvs51 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    3400 points
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    4255 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    12400 points
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    10297 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    8204
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    8336

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    2812
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    4975

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    8872
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    10509

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    2633
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    3934

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-2400 (simulated)
    112.11
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    154

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-2400 (simulated)
    441.52
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    321

points - higher is better