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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10100 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10100 is 1430 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Performs up to 1% better in F1 22 than Core i7-6850K - 276 vs 273 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - £86.83 vs £188.88
- Up to 55% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i7-6850K - £0.31 vs £0.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
276
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.31/FPS
100%
Price, £
£86.83
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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