UserBenchmark: Intel Core i3-8100 vs i5-6600K

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Best Bench: 80% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)

Poor: 53% Great: 80%

SPEED RANK: 388^th / 1442

Gaming 71%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 53%

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Best Bench: 85% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 57% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 57% Great: 85%

SPEED RANK: 355^th / 1442

Gaming 72%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 55%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		70.6 %			72.4 %	+2%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	81.8 Pts	83.3 Pts	+2%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	106 Pts	110 Pts	+4%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	210 Pts	218 Pts	+4%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	342 Pts	352 Pts	+3%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	359 Pts	373 Pts	+4%


Memory OC Memory Latency	93.4 Pts	95.2 Pts	+2%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	112 Pts	136 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +21%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	224 Pts	269 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +20%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	408 Pts	455 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +12%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	419 Pts	476 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +14%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.29 %	0.48 %	Much higher market share. +66%
Value Value For Money	91.2 %	102 %	Better value. +11%
User Rating UBM User Rating	67 %	74 %	More popular. +10%
Price Price (score)	$110	$81	Cheaper. +26%


Age Newest	78 Months	More recent. +25%	104 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	More energy efficient. +29%	91 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores		4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz	+3%	3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.6 GHz		3.9 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +8%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	420 Pts		484 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +15%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	364 Pts		378 Pts	+4%


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Skylake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	HD 530
Launch Date Launch Date	Q4'17	Q3'15
Cache Cache	6 MB	6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	N/A	$242.00 - $243.00
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015C (65W)	PCG 2015D (130W)
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® UHD Graphics 630	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.10 GHz	1.15 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡	No	2.0
TSX-NI Intel® TSX-NI	No	Yes
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	Up to 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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Intel’s i3-8100 from their 8th generation of Core processors is a mainstream quad-core CPU. It is the entry model of the latest Coffee Lake line up with a clock speed of 3.6 GHz. Previously, i3 Kaby Lake processors had two cores with hyperthreading, but now, i3 Coffee Lake processors have 4 cores and offer much better value for money in terms of dollars per core. With a performance profile that closely matches last years mid range Kaby Lake i5's (the then go-to mid range gaming choice) and a price tag of just $120, the i3-8100 represents excellent value for money. Unfortunately, like all Coffe Lake processors, the i3-8100 does require a new 300-series motherboard even though it shares the same LGA1151 socket as the previous generation of Kaby Lake 200 motherboards. Intel were clearly mindful of AMD's similarly priced quad core Ryzen 3 1200 which achieves very comparable single, and quad-core benchmarks to the i3-8100. ^{[Oct '17 CPUPro]}

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The Intel Core i5-6600K is based on the new "Skylake" 14nm manufacturing process. Sporting 4 physical cores with base/turbo clocks of 3.5/3.9 GHz the 6600K and its predecessor, the 4690K share the same basic configuration and disappointingly, offer similar performance. Comparing the 6600K and 6700K shows that the 6700K has faster multi and single core performance. The improved multi core performance is due to Hyperthreading which is the key differentiator for the i7-6700K. The gap in single core performance can largely be eliminated by overclocking the i5-6600K so although the stock effective speed is significantly higher on the 6700K, this gap diminishes significantly when both processors are overclocked. At a 30% discount, the 6600K is the better value gaming CPU. ^{[Aug '15 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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