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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-10100 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-10100 is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i3-10100 - $79.0 vs $92.99
- Up to 15% better value when playing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i3-10100 - $0.34 vs $0.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Performs up to 0% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i5-6600 - 234 vs 233 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 8 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6600 or Core i3-10100
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
57 FPS
$8.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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66 FPS
$15.15/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i3-10100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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57 FPS
$17.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$990.29
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57 FPS
$19.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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35 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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57 FPS
$12.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$729.99
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66 FPS
$23.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i3-10100
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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