Intel Core i7-6700K vs Intel Core i3-6100
Summary
Intel Core i7-6700K
175%
Intel Core i3-6100
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-6700K
109%
Intel Core i3-6100
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-6700K
219%
Intel Core i3-6100
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6700K |
| 9% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 119% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 75% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-6100 |
| 44 watts lower power draw. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6700K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6700K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i7-6700K | | Intel Core i3-6100 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i7-6700K | | Intel Core i3-6100 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Skylake | vs | Intel_Skylake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Codename | Skylake | vs | Skylake |
| Release Date | Aug 2015 | vs | Sep 2015 |
Cores
| Intel Core i7-6700K | | Intel Core i3-6100 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 | vs | Intel HD 530 |
Cache
| Intel Core i7-6700K | | Intel Core i3-6100 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 8192 KB (shared) | vs | 4096 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i7-6700K | | Intel Core i3-6100 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1151 | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | 65°C |
| Package | | vs | |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 150mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i7-6700K | | Intel Core i3-6100 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 4000 MHz | vs | 3700 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4200 MHz | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | vs | 51 W |
Intel Core i7-6700K
4830 points
Intel Core i3-6100
4255 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6700K
22264 points
Intel Core i3-6100
10297 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6700K
17181
Intel Core i3-6100
8336
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6700K
4980
Intel Core i3-6100
4975
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6700K
19391
Intel Core i3-6100
10509
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6700K
4422
Intel Core i3-6100
3934
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6700K
1899
Intel Core i3-6100
877
points per second - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6700K
24909
Intel Core i3-6100
11393
MIPS - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6700K
135.12
Intel Core i3-6100
123.44
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6700K
796.61
Intel Core i3-6100
370.03
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6700K
177.5
Intel Core i3-6100
154
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6700K
880
Intel Core i3-6100
321
points - higher is better