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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-10700F 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 i7-10700F is 1703 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i7-10700F - $100.0 vs $225.99
- Up to 23% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-10700F - $5.0 vs $6.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700F - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 75% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-6100 - 35 vs 20 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
20
57.14285714285714%
Value, $/FPS
$5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100
100%
Value Winner
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
35
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.46/FPS
77.39938080495357%
Price, $
$225.99
44%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1194
74.06947890818859%
Multi-Core
2336
32.30535195685244%
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Core i7-10700F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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Core i7-10700F
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Core i7-10700F
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Core i7-10700F
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Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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