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In short — Core i3-6100 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-6100 is 1696 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2300
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i3-6100 - $32.9 vs $62.15
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Performs up to 8% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-2300 - 170 vs 158 FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-2300 - 51 vs 95 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2300
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2300
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
510
42.71356783919598%
Multi-Core
1490
63.784246575342465%
Intel Core i5-2300 | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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