Intel Core i3-8100T vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ

Compare Intel 8th Generation Core i3 4 core CPU vs Intel 6th Generation Core i5 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

2160 points
3% slightly better overall score
2094 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

3996 points
0.05% slightly better gaming score
3994 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

1646 points
4% slightly better multitasking score
1574 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

1579 points
4% slightly better heavy workload score
1508 points

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

40.04 points
24% slightly higher Blender score
32.25 points
Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

2902 points
11% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score
2606 points
Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1040 points
1041 points
0.10% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3124 points
7% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
2913 points
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1103 points
0.82% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score
1094 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

4
Identical
4

Threads

Number of logical processing units

4
Identical
4

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.1 GHz
19% slightly higher clock speed
2.6 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

35 W
28% slightly lower TDP
45 W

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

16
Identical
16

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

64 GiB
Identical
64 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

693rd of 1,089
705th of 1,089

Family

The product line

8th Generation Core i3
6th Generation Core i5

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2018 May
2015 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2400
DDR4-2133

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

No
-

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes
No

Core i3-8100T vs Core i5-6440HQ comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-6440HQ beats the Core i3-8100T in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-8100T in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i3-8100T has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i5-6440HQ. A Core i3-8100T CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-6440HQ CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. For instance, the Core i3-8100T has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.

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