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In short — Core i7-6700K 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 i7-6700K is 31 days older than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - $100.0 vs $180.0
- Up to 41% better value when playing New World than Core i7-6700K - $0.91 vs $1.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 51 vs 91 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 5% better in New World than Core i3-6100 - 116 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 8 vs 4 threads
New World
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 i7-6700K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Aug 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 | 4.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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