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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5960X 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 i7-5960X is 365 days older than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 4% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i3-6100 - 118 vs 114 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $100.0 vs $159.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-5960X - $0.88 vs $1.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 51 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
118
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.35/FPS
65.18518518518518%
Price, $
$159
62%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80648I75960X Core i7-5960X Haswell 8-Core 3.0GHz LGA 2011 20MB L3 Cache 140W Processor
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Updated 358190 minutes ago
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
114
96.61016949152543%
Value, $/FPS
$0.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100
100%
Value Winner
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
Buy for $100 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 358190 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1194
93.72056514913658%
Multi-Core
2336
31.614562187034785%
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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