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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $117
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MSRP in USD: $117
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6700 is 827 days older than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - £59.99 vs £128.88
- Up to 53% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-6700 - £0.5 vs £1.07 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i7 Quad-Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Processor CPU
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Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
120
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.5/FPS
100%
Price, £
£59.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8100 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
Buy for £59.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12725 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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