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In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2256 days newer than Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 51 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 33% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i3-6100 - 705 vs 532 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 20 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
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 | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-6100 or Core i7-12700K
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
506 FPS
$4.53/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
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GeForce RTX 3060
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GeForce RTX 3080
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GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
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GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$4.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
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$3.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
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