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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1723
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MSRP in USD: $1723
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10100 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X 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 i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Performs up to 5% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-6950X - 367 vs 349 FPS
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $73.5 vs $588.88
- Up to 88% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-6950X - $0.2 vs $1.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 20 vs 8 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
367
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$73.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core I3-10100 Processor, 3.6GHz LGA 1200 BX8070110100 *
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
349
95.09536784741145%
Value, $/FPS
$1.69/FPS
11.834319526627219%
Price, $
$588.88
12%
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-10100 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-10100 or Core i7-6950X
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
141 FPS
$4.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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131 FPS
$5.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$699.99
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131 FPS
$6.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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131 FPS
$6.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$899.99
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131 FPS
$5.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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