Intel Core i3-6100U vs Intel Core i5-10210U

Core i3-6100U vs Core i5-10210U benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-10210U performs better than the Core i3-6100U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-6100U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i5-10210U has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i3-6100U that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-6100U. Our comparison shows that the Core i3-6100U has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-10210U. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). 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 i3-6100U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.