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Core i3-6100 vs Core i7-12700K

Core i3-6100 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £208.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 83 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £208.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 83 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2256 days newer than Core i3-6100.

Advantages of Core i3-6100

  • Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 51 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 21% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i3-6100 - 166 vs 137 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 20 vs 4 threads
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Need For Speed Unbound

Need For Speed Unbound

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-6100 Logo
Core i3-6100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


FPS

137

83%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

166

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.26/FPS

100%

Price, £

£208.69

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £208.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 83 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-6100 Logo
Core i3-6100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-6100 Logo
Core i3-6100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1194

47%

Multi-Core

2336

17%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i3-6100 Logo

Core i3-6100

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Sep 1st, 2015Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3CollectionCore i7
SkylakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
4Threads
20
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.0 GHz
51 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
37.0x
Multiplier36.0x
Intel HD 530Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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