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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 3% better in Rocket League than Core i3-6100 - 724 vs 706 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 67% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - $85.0 vs $260.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i7-9700F - $0.12 vs $0.36 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
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
724
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
33.33333333333333%
Price, $
$260
32%
FPS Winner
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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Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
706
97.51381215469614%
Value, $/FPS
$0.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$85
100%
Value Winner
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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Updated 45 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1194
77.08198837959974%
Multi-Core
2336
37.34015345268542%
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
Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality
209 FPS
$5.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
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193 FPS
$6.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289.99
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209 FPS
$7.17/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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