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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 is 62 days older than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $100.0 vs $129.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-6700 - $1.18 vs $1.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 1% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i3-6100 - 86 vs 85 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 8 vs 4 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-6100 or Core i7-6700
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
40 FPS
$19.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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34 FPS
$23.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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