CPULaptopReleased 2016

Intel Core i3-6006U

2C/4T · 15 W

Late addition to the 15 W Skylake-U line, launched in the fourth quarter of 2016 as a lower-clocked alternative to the Core i3-6100U. It runs at a fixed 2.0 GHz without Turbo Boost and was widely used in budget laptops.

General

Manufacturer: Intel
Model: Intel Core i3-6006U
Segment: Laptop
Generation: 6th Gen Core
Codename: Skylake-U
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Skylake
Release date: 2016
Price: $281Search on Amazon

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 2 cores / 4 threads
Base clock: 2.00 GHz
Boost clock: —
TDP (design W): 15 W
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: 0.5 MB
L3 cache: 3 MB
Technology (nm): 14 nm
14 nm

Platform

Socket: FCBGA1356
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Intel HD Graphics 520
Clock: 900 MHz
Memory type: DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
2-channel
Memory size: Up to 32 GB
ECC memory: ✕ No
PCIe: PCIe 3.0 (12 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: SSE4.1SSE4.2AVX2AES-NI
NPU: None

OS support

Windows: Windows 10
ChromeOS: ChromeOS
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: Microsoft's Windows 11 supported-processor lists do not include 6th Generation Intel Core (Skylake) processors, so Windows 10 is the newest officially supported Windows release.