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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $213
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6600 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6600 is 551 days older than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 1% better in Rust than Core i3-7100 - 190 vs 188 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-6600 - $70.0 vs $74.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-6600 - $0.37 vs $0.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
94.87179487179486%
Price, $
$74
94%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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In Stock
Updated 354060 minutes ago
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
188
98.94736842105263%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$70
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100)
Buy for $70 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 354060 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1247
96.96734059097977%
Multi-Core
2440
68.69369369369369%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i3-7100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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