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In short — Core i7-6800K 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 i7-6800K is 273 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Performs up to 0% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i3-6100 - 230 vs 229 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 3% cheaper than Core i7-6800K - $100.0 vs $103.0
- Up to 2% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i7-6800K - $0.44 vs $0.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 51 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6800K doesn't have integrated graphics
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Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)
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Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6800K | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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