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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11400F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-6100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11400F is 2023 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i5-11400F - $100.0 vs $115.99
- Up to 10% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i5-11400F - $0.47 vs $0.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-11400F - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 4% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i3-6100 - 223 vs 215 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
223
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/FPS
90%
Price, $
$115.99
86%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-6100 or Core i5-11400F
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
86 FPS
$12.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,099
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73 FPS
$6.16/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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79 FPS
$14.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,120
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88 FPS
$8.84/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$778.1
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79 FPS
$10.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$845
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91 FPS
$10.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$929
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91 FPS
$11.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,061.99
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88 FPS
$10.23/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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67 FPS
$9.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$650.87
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86 FPS
$17.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,499
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