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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-7700 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 i7-7700 is 490 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Performs up to 2% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-6100 - 131 vs 128 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i7-7700 - $100.0 vs $167.0
- Up to 39% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-7700 - $0.78 vs $1.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i7-7700 - 51 vs 65 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7700 | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-7700 or Core i3-6100
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$1688.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-7700
16 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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