Availability

Availability

Intel Core i7-6700 3.40 GHz Quad-Core Octa-Thread 8 MB Cache 65 W CPU Processor LGA1151

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6700 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6700 is 552 days older than the cheaper Core i3-7100.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100

Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - £58.88 vs £80.09
Up to 26% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-6700 - £0.43 vs £0.58 per FPS
Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700 - 51 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700

Performs up to 1% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i3-7100 - 139 vs 138 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 8 vs 4 threads

This is a free version of Need For Speed Unbound.

Need For Speed Unbound

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-7100	vs	Intel Core i7-6700
Jan 3rd, 2017	Release Date	Jul 1st, 2015
Core i3	Collection	Core i7
Kaby Lake	Codename	Skylake
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2	Cores	4
4	Threads	8
3.9 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz
Non-Turbo	Turbo Clock Speed	4.0 GHz
51 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
39.0x	Multiplier	34.0x
Intel HD 630	Integrated Graphics	HD Graphics 530
No	Overclockable	No

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