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In short — Core i5-11600 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 i5-11600 is 2023 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 12% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-6100 - 143 vs 128 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 29% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $100.0 vs $140.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-11600 - $0.78 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600 - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | 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 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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