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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10100 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10100 is 1430 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Performs up to 1% better in Valheim than Core i7-6950X - 201 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $99.03 vs $651.07
- Up to 85% better value when playing Valheim than Core i7-6950X - $0.49 vs $3.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
199
99.00497512437812%
Value, $/FPS
$3.27/FPS
14.984709480122325%
Price, $
$651.07
15%
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
201
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.03
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Core i3-10100
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
37 FPS
$23.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$34.78/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$24.32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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37 FPS
$23.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$861.78
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23 FPS
$15.22/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$349.99
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37 FPS
$19.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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