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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $333
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700 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 i7-9700 is 1330 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i7-9700 - $100.0 vs $260.26
- Up to 37% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-9700 - $5.0 vs $7.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Performs up to 65% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-6100 - 33 vs 20 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 8 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
20
60.60606060606061%
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 i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
33
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.89/FPS
63.37135614702155%
Price, $
$260.26
38%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for $260.26 on Amazon
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Updated 348552 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1194
76.73521850899743%
Multi-Core
2336
37.574392793952065%
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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