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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-6100 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-6100 is 1408 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Performs up to 8% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-2700K - 172 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-2700K - CA$138.88 vs CA$185.7
- Up to 30% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-2700K - CA$0.81 vs CA$1.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 51 vs 95 Watts
Resident Evil 4
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Intel Core i7-2700K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72700K
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Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
172
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$138.88
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80662I36100 6th Generation Core i3-6100 Processor
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Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2700K | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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