Intel Atom N2100 vs Intel Core i3-6100U

Let's find out which one of Intel Atom N2100 and Intel Core i3-6100U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Atom N2100 Intel Core i3-6100U
• Family
  Intel Atom Intel Core i3
• CPU group
  Intel Atom N2000 Intel Core i 6000U
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Generation
  3 6

In this block we are going to compare Intel Atom N2100 vs Intel Core i3-6100U by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  1.60 GHz 2.30 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Atom N2100 and Intel Core i3-6100U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  PowerVR SGX545 Intel HD Graphics 520
• GPU frequency
  0.64 GHz 0.30 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.00 GHz
• Execution units
  4 24
• Shader
  32 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 32 GB
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Generation
  9
• Technology
  32 14 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2010 Q3/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Atom N2100 and Intel Core i3-6100U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Intel Atom N2100 and Intel Core i3-6100U you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-800 DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMDDR4-2133LPDDR3-1866
• Max. Memory
  4 GB 32 GB
• Memory channels
  1 (Single Channel) 2
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Atom N2100 or Intel Core i3-6100U? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  3.5 W 15 W
• TDP down
  -- 7.5 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Atom N2100 and Intel Core i3-6100U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  32 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  BGA 559 BGA 1356
• L2-Cache
  0.50 MB --
• L3-Cache
  -- 3.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cedarview Skylake U
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• Release date
  Q4/2011 Q3/2015