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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700F 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 i7-11700F is 2023 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 7% better in Apex Legends than Core i3-6100 - 291 vs 273 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 62% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - $100.0 vs $259.99
- Up to 58% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-11700F - $0.37 vs $0.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700F - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
291
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
41%
Price, $
$259.99
38%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F 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
High
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700F | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700F or Core i3-6100
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
143 FPS
$15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,199
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188 FPS
$5.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,049
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171 FPS
$7.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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131 FPS
$9.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,299
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115 FPS
$5.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$599.99
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143 FPS
$10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,487
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188 FPS
$8.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,546.88
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118 FPS
$13.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,540.88
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136 FPS
$10.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,418.06
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137 FPS
$10.8/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,479
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