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In short — Core i7-6700 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6700 is 552 days older than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $65.0 vs $120.0
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 7% better in League of Legends than Core i3-7100 - 150 vs 140 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 8 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100)
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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
Very High
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1247
96.44238205723124%
Multi-Core
2440
58.93719806763285%
Intel Core i3-7100 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.9 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 |
39.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-7100 or Core i7-6700
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
128 FPS
$6.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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130 FPS
$6.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-6700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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127 FPS
$6.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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