Intel Core i7-3930K vs Intel Core i3-6100

Intel Core i7-3930K
Intel Socket 2011DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 6 / Nov 2011
Intel Core i7-3930K
Intel Core i3-6100
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2015
Intel Core i3-6100

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    170%
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    100%
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    120%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    256%
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3930K

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 156% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 70% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-6100

Much higher single threaded performance (around 20% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
79 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-3930K.

Intel Core i7-3930K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-3930K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-3930K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-3930K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-3930KIntel Core i3-6100
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
SSE4.1
AVX2
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3

Architecture

Intel Core i7-3930KIntel Core i3-6100
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3, DDR4
CodenameSandy Bridge-EvsSkylake
Release DateNov 2011vsSep 2015

Cores

Intel Core i7-3930KIntel Core i3-6100
Cores6vs2
Threads12vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 530

Cache

Intel Core i7-3930KIntel Core i3-6100
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache12288 KB (shared)vs4096 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-3930KIntel Core i3-6100
SocketIntel Socket 2011vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp67°Cvs65°C
PackageFC-LGA10vs
Die Size435mm²vs150mm²
Process32 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-3930KIntel Core i3-6100
Cpu Frequency3200 MHzvs3700 MHz
Turbo Clock3800 MHzvsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltage1.35 Vvsunknown
TDP130 Wvs51 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    3800 points
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    4255 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    23040 points
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    10297 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    18898
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    8336

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    3481
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    4975

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    20305
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    10509

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    3266
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    3934

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3930K (simulated)
    154.92
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    154

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3930K (simulated)
    1122.91
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    321

points - higher is better