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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 217 days older than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 3% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i3-7100 - 178 vs 172 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $70.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i7-6950X - $0.41 vs $2.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 51 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i3-7100 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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