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In short — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-11700K is 2023 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - $85.0 vs $247.93
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 51 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 3% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i3-6100 - 239 vs 232 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1194
53.80802163136548%
Multi-Core
2336
23.822149704262696%
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-6100 or Core i7-11700K
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
176 FPS
$10.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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174 FPS
$16.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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138 FPS
$26.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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