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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700F 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 i7-9700F is 1330 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Performs up to 36% better in League of Legends than Core i3-6100 - 184 vs 135 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 66% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - $100.0 vs $295.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-9700F - $0.74 vs $1.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700F - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700F doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed (Up to 4.7 GHz) Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I79700F)
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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
Very High
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700F | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700F or Core i3-6100
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
160 FPS
$8.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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160 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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160 FPS
$9.36/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,498
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