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Core i7-4790K vs Core i3-6100

Core i7-4790K vs Core i3-6100: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-4790K

4.0 GHz | 4-core

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Intel i7-4790K Core Prozessor (4.00 GHz, Max. Turbo 4.4 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 88Watt)

Buy for 399.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75231 minutes ago

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Intel Core i3-6100

3.7 GHz | 2-core

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Intel Core I3-6100 I3 6100 3,7 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread 51 W CPU Prozessor LGA 1151

Buy for 68.52 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75231 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-4790K

4.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Intel i7-4790K Core Prozessor (4.00 GHz, Max. Turbo 4.4 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 88Watt)

Buy for 399.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75231 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-6100

3.7 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-6100 Logo
Intel Core I3-6100 I3 6100 3,7 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread 51 W CPU Prozessor LGA 1151

Buy for 68.52 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75231 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 488 days older than the cheaper Core i3-6100.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K

  • Performs up to 8% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i3-6100 - 362 vs 335 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 8 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100

  • Up to 83% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - €68.52 vs €399.9
  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 51 vs 88 Watts
This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

362

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€399.9

17%

FPS Winner

Intel i7-4790K Core Prozessor (4.00 GHz, Max. Turbo 4.4 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 88Watt)

Buy for 399.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75231 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-6100 Logo
Core i3-6100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


FPS

335

92.5414364640884%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€68.52

100%

Intel Core I3-6100 I3 6100 3,7 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread 51 W CPU Prozessor LGA 1151

Buy for 68.52 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75231 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Intel Core i3-6100 Logo
Core i3-6100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1387

100%

Multi-Core

4394

100%

Intel Core i3-6100 Logo
Core i3-6100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1194

86.08507570295602%

Multi-Core

2336

53.16340464269458%

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo

Intel Core i7-4790K

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Intel Core i3-6100 Logo

Intel Core i3-6100

May 1st, 2014Release Date
Sep 1st, 2015
Core i7CollectionCore i3
HaswellCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4
Cores2
8
Threads4
4.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.7 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
88 WTDP
51 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
40.0x
Multiplier37.0x
Intel HD 4600Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 530
Yes
OverclockableNo

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