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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 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 i7-11700 is 2023 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i3-6100 - 178 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $100.0 vs $220.47
- Up to 52% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-11700 - $0.59 vs $1.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.24/FPS
47%
Price, $
$220.47
45%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 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
Max
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i3-6100
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
42 FPS
$33.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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21 FPS
$72.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,519
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24 FPS
$66.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,599
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21 FPS
$78.1/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,640
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21 FPS
$88.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,849
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21 FPS
$106.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,238
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21 FPS
$77.1/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,619
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21 FPS
$73.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,539
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21 FPS
$66.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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21 FPS
$65.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,379
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