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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7100T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 217 days older than the cheaper Core i3-7100T.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 2% better in No Man's Sky than Core i3-7100T - 173 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100T - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100T
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $66.82 vs $651.07
- Up to 89% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i7-6950X - $0.4 vs $3.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 75% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 35 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
173
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.76/FPS
10.638297872340427%
Price, $
$651.07
10%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Core i3-7100T
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
169
97.6878612716763%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$66.82
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3 i3-7100T Dual-Core (2 Core) 3.40 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151OEM Pack - 512 KB
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i3-7100T
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-7100T
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1116
86.17760617760618%
Multi-Core
2260
26.755060968391142%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i3-7100T |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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