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Intel Core i7-860 vs Intel Core i3-6100

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 50 %
Intel Core i7-860
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-6100
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 88 %
Intel Core i7-860
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-6100
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-860
4C / 8T · 3.46 GHz
462
Intel Core i3-6100
2C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
1,208
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-860
4C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
1,490
Intel Core i3-6100
2C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
2,355
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-860
4C / 8T · 3.46 GHz
552
Intel Core i3-6100
2C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
901
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-860
4C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
2,039
Intel Core i3-6100
2C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
2,064
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-860
4C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
1,310
Intel Core i3-6100
2C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
1,045

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i7-860Intel Core i3-6100
FamilyIntel Core i7 (300)Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU groupIntel Core i7 800 (6)Intel Core i 6000 (24)
ArchitectureLynnfieldSkylake S
Technology45 nm14 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1156LGA 1151
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Core i3-7100

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i7-860Intel Core i3-6100
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 82 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 2x
Frequency: 2.80 GHz 3.70 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.46 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache1.00 MB
L3-Cache8.00 MB3.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i7-860Intel Core i3-6100
GPU nameno iGPUIntel HD Graphics 530
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.05 GHz
CUs / Shader / 24 / 192
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory32 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ3/2015

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i7-860Intel Core i3-6100
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i7-860Intel Core i3-6100
MemoryDDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
DDR4-2133 (34.1 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB64 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoYes
PCIe2.0 x 163.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i7-860Intel Core i3-6100
TDP95 W51 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core i7-860Intel Core i3-6100
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ3/2009Q3/2015
Release price305 $117 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i7-860
Intel Core i7-860
4C / 8T · 2.80 - 3.46 GHz
Intel Core i3-6100
Intel Core i3-6100
2C / 4T · 3.70 GHz

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