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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 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 i5-11500 is 2023 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 16% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i3-6100 - 144 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $100.0 vs $184.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-11500 - $0.81 vs $1.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-11500 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Core i3-6100
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
78 FPS
$14.86/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$32.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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78 FPS
$16.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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78 FPS
$16.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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78 FPS
$14.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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78 FPS
$15.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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78 FPS
$15.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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78 FPS
$16.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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