Intel Core i5-6300U vs Intel Pentium P6300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-6300U and Intel Pentium P6300 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i5-6300U

Intel Pentium P6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6300U

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1658 vs 772
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3231 vs 834

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 6 January 2011
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1658 vs 772
PassMark - CPU mark	3231 vs 834

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium P6300

2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1495 vs 602
Around 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2614 vs 1357

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1495 vs 602
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2614 vs 1357

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-6300U
CPU 2: Intel Pentium P6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1658

772

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3231

834

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

602

1495

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1357

2614

Name	Intel Core i5-6300U	Intel Pentium P6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1658	772
PassMark - CPU mark	3231	834
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	602	1495
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1357	2614
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.786
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	35.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.326
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	16.061
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1489
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1378
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2576
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1489
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1378
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2576

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-6300U	Intel Pentium P6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Arrandale
Launch date	1 September 2015	6 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$281
Place in performance rating	2030	2054
Processor Number	i5-6300U	P6300
Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.27 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	99 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.27 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Device ID	0x1916
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	667 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 520	Intel HD Graphics
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@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N / A
Max resolution over WiDi	1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	7.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up	25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency	2.50 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	42mm X 24mm	37.5mmx37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1356	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	1
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1	1x16
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)