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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1089
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MSRP in USD: $1089
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10100 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10100 is 1430 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-6900K - 122 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $99.03 vs $145.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-6900K - $0.81 vs $1.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 16 vs 8 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
122
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.03
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100
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Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
120
98.36065573770492%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
66.94214876033058%
Price, $
$145
68%
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-10100 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-10100 or Core i7-6900K
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
33 FPS
$26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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20 FPS
$40/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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33 FPS
$27.27/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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33 FPS
$26.11/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$861.78
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20 FPS
$17.5/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$349.99
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33 FPS
$22.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$729.99
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