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MSRP in USD: $1723

Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10

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Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6950X 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 i7-6950X is 273 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X

Performs up to 1% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i3-6100 - 139 vs 137 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 20 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100

Up to 85% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $100.0 vs $651.07
Up to 84% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-6950X - $0.73 vs $4.68 per FPS
Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 51 vs 140 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Need For Speed Unbound.

Need For Speed Unbound

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-6950X	vs	Intel Core i3-6100
May 31st, 2016	Release Date	Sep 1st, 2015
Core i7	Collection	Core i3
Broadwell-E	Codename	Skylake
Intel Socket 2011-3	Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
10	Cores	2
20	Threads	4
3.0 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz
3.5 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
140 W	TDP	51 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
30.0x	Multiplier	37.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD 530
Yes	Overclockable	No

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