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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900K 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 i9-10900K is 1703 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - $100.0 vs $490.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-10900K - $0.87 vs $4.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 51 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i3-6100 - 119 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 20 vs 4 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
115
96.63865546218487%
Value, $/FPS
$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100
100%
Value Winner
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.12/FPS
21.11650485436893%
Price, $
$490
20%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Updated 348539 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1194
68.26758147512865%
Multi-Core
2336
25.493833897195238%
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-6100 or Core i9-10900K
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
92 FPS
$63.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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