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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 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 i5-11500 is 2023 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $100.0 vs $218.99
- Up to 50% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-11500 - $0.55 vs $1.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-11500 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 9% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i3-6100 - 200 vs 183 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
183
91.5%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100
100%
Value Winner
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
200
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.09/FPS
50.45871559633027%
Price, $
$218.99
45%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1194
59.81963927855711%
Multi-Core
2336
31.46551724137931%
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-6100 or Core i5-11500
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
59 FPS
$19.64/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$21.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
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$22.69/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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59 FPS
$43.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
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59 FPS
$21.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
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59 FPS
$21.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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59 FPS
$19.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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59 FPS
$19.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
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59 FPS
$21.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,289
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