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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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MSRP in USD: $122
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6700 is 1158 days older than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $145.0 vs $150.0
- Up to 4% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-6700 - $0.76 vs $0.79 per FPS
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
96.20253164556962%
Price, $
$150
96%
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i3-9100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i3-9100
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
65 FPS
$12.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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