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Core i3-12100F vs Core i7-6800K

Core i3-12100F vs Core i7-6800K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for $83.62 on Amazon

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Updated 73578 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-6800K

3.4 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)

Buy for $90 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73578 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for $83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73578 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-6800K

3.4 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)

Buy for $90 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73578 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6800K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2065 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6800K.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 15% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-6800K - 195 vs 170 FPS
  • Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-6800K - $83.62 vs $90.0
  • Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 58 vs 140 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Total War: WARHAMMER III.
Total War: WARHAMMER III

Total War: WARHAMMER III

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

195

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$83.62

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for $83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73578 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

170

87.17948717948718%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$90

92%

Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)

Buy for $90 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73578 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1224

55.01123595505618%

Multi-Core

5661

75.91524741853293%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Intel Core i3-12100F

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Intel Core i7-6800K Logo

Intel Core i7-6800K

Jan 25th, 2022
Release DateMay 31st, 2016
Core i3CollectionCore i7
Alder LakeCodenameBroadwell-E
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
4.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
58 W
TDP140 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
33.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-6800K

Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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