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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2065 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 5% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i7-6900K - 184 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $62.32 vs $99.02
- Up to 39% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i7-6900K - $0.38 vs $0.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 58 vs 140 Watts
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
184
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.38/FPS
100%
Price, €
€69.17
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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