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In short — Core i3-6100 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-6100 is 1696 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i3-6100 - $85.0 vs $100.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i3-6100 - $0.76 vs $0.81 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Performs up to 11% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-2600K - 124 vs 112 FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 51 vs 95 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
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Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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1920 x 1080
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Ultra
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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