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In short — Core i9-9980XE 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 i9-9980XE is 1144 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $100.0 vs $1097.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-9980XE - $0.55 vs $5.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 69% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 51 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i3-6100 - 187 vs 183 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 36 vs 4 threads
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Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 18 |
| 4 | Threads | 36 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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