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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 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 i7-11700 is 2023 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - £29.1 vs £237.99
- Up to 84% better value when playing Starfield than Core i7-11700 - £0.53 vs £3.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 27% better in Starfield than Core i3-6100 - 70 vs 55 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
BQTEC Intel Core i3-6100 3.70 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread 3 MB Cache 51 W CPU Processor LGA 1151
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Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 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 i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-6100 or Core i7-11700
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
19 FPS
£51.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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