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Intel Core i3-8100B vs Intel Core i7-6900K
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-8100B
78 %
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Intel Core i7-6900K
100 %
8C / 16T · 3.70 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-8100B
33 %
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Intel Core i7-6900K
100 %
8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-8100B
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Intel Core i7-6900K
99 %
8C / 16T · 3.70 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-8100B
51 %
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Intel Core i7-6900K
100 %
8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-8100B
89 %
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Intel Core i7-6900K
100 %
8C / 16T · 3.70 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-8100B
44 %
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Intel Core i7-6900K
100 %
8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-8100B | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i3 (205) | Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 8000 (20) | Intel Core i 6000 (24) |
| Architecture | Coffee Lake S | Skylake S |
| Technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | BGA 1440 | LGA 2011-3 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-8100B | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 8 / 16 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x | 8x |
| Frequency: | 3.60 GHz | 3.20 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.70 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 6.00 MB | 20.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-8100B | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.35 - 1.05 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 24 / 192 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | |
| Technology | 14 nm | |
| Release date | Q4/2017 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i3-8100B | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-8100B | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR4-2666 (42.7 GB/s) | DDR4-2400 (76.8 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 16 | 3.0 x 40 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i3-8100B | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | 140 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-8100B | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date | Q3/2018 | Q2/2016 |
| Release price | 133 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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