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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 853 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $100.0 vs $200.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-8700 - $0.74 vs $1.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 7% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-6100 - 146 vs 136 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-6100 or Core i7-8700
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
107 FPS
$7.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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95 FPS
$9.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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113 FPS
$6.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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63 FPS
$19.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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90 FPS
$27.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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