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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-6100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600 is 2023 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $62.15 vs $102.37
- Up to 24% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-11600 - $0.13 vs $0.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600 - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 22% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i3-6100 - 650 vs 532 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
532
81.84615384615384%
Value, €/FPS
€0.13/FPS
100%
Price, €
€68.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
650
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.17/FPS
76.47058823529412%
Price, €
€113.63
60%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1194
56.26767200754006%
Multi-Core
2336
28.5295554469956%
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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