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In short — Core i3-6100 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-6100 is 1696 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Performs up to 27% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-2600K - 335 vs 264 FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 51 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i3-6100 - $79.0 vs $85.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 8 vs 4 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
668
55.9463986599665%
Multi-Core
2320
99.31506849315068%
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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