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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600K outperforms the more expensive Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600K is 826 days older than the more expensive Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Core i3-8100 - 122 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i3-8100 - €182.66 vs €214.78
- Up to 16% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i3-8100 - €1.5 vs €1.79 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
122
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.5/FPS
100%
Price, €
€182.66
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Bx80662I56600K Processore Core I5-6600K Skylake Quad-Core, 3.5 Ghz
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Updated 3830 minutes ago
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
120
98.36065573770492%
Value, €/FPS
€1.79/FPS
83.79888268156425%
Price, €
€214.78
85%
INTEL Core i3-8100 3,6GHz LGA1151 6MB Cache Tray CPU
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In Stock
Updated 3832 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1245
87.73784355179704%
Multi-Core
3405
84.8703888334995%
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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