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Intel Core i7-2960XM vs Intel Core i3-6100

Intel

Intel Core i7-2960XM

Intel Socket G2 (988B) 2700 MHz 4 cores Sep 2011 MOBILE
Intel Core i7-2960XM
Intel

Intel Core i3-6100

Intel Socket 1151 3700 MHz 2 cores Sep 2015 DESKTOP
Intel Core i3-6100

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-2960XM100%
  • Intel Core i3-6100110%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-2960XM100%
  • Intel Core i3-6100140%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-2960XM122%
  • Intel Core i3-6100100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2960XM

  • Much higher multi threaded performance (around 22% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-6100

  • Much higher single threaded performance (around 40% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
  • This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
No winner
Gaming

No clear winner declared

Intel Core i7-2960XM
Productivity

HWSpot recommends the Intel Core i7-2960XM

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-2960XMIntel Core i3-6100
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
SSE4.1
AVX2
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3

Architecture

Intel Core i7-2960XMIntel Core i3-6100
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgeIntel_Skylake
MarketMobileDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3, DDR4
CodenameSandy BridgeSkylake
Release DateSep 2011Sep 2015

Cores

Intel Core i7-2960XMIntel Core i3-6100
Cores42
Threads84
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 3000Intel HD 530

Cache

Intel Core i7-2960XMIntel Core i3-6100
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)4096 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-2960XMIntel Core i3-6100
SocketIntel Socket G2 (988B)Intel Socket 1151
Max Case Tempunknown65°C
PackagerPGA
Die Size216mm²150mm²
Process32 nm14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-2960XMIntel Core i3-6100
Cpu Frequency2700 MHz3700 MHz
Turbo Clock3700 MHznone
Base Clock100 MHz100 MHz
Voltageunknownunknown
TDP55 W51 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-2960XM3700 points
  • Intel Core i3-61004255 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-2960XM12960 points
  • Intel Core i3-610010297 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-2960XM10238
  • Intel Core i3-61008336

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-2960XM2799
  • Intel Core i3-61003934

points - higher is better

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