Intel Core i3-7101E vs Intel Core i5-2500T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-7101E and Intel Core i5-2500T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i3-7101E

Intel Core i5-2500T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-7101E

Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 69.8°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2407 vs 1485
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4430 vs 2929

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 69.8°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2407 vs 1485
PassMark - CPU mark	4430 vs 2929

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2500T

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 54 Watt

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 54 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-7101E
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2500T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2407

1485

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4430

2929

Name	Intel Core i3-7101E	Intel Core i5-2500T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2407	1485
PassMark - CPU mark	4430	2929
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2788
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7147

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-7101E	Intel Core i5-2500T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'17	January 2011
Place in performance rating	971	993
Processor Number	i3-7101E	i5-2500T
Series	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.90 GHz	2.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	69.8°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.30 GHz
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Device ID	0x5902	0x102
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 630	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)