Intel Core i3-6006U vs Intel Core i3-12100

Core i3-6006U vs Core i3-12100 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i3-12100 beats the Core i3-6006U in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-6006U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i3-12100 has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i3-6006U that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-6006U. Our comparison shows that the Core i3-12100 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-6006U. A Core i3-6006U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i3-12100 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-6006U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.