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In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2338 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 12% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-6100 - 238 vs 213 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i3-6100 - $83.62 vs $85.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 51 vs 58 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1194
53.662921348314605%
Multi-Core
2336
31.326270618211076%
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 58 W | TDP | 51 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i3-6100
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
63 FPS
$12.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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