Intel Core i3 10100F vs Intel Core i7 6700

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i3 10100F, vs Intel Core i7 6700. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i3 10100F and Intel Core i7 6700
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 10100F
1141
Intel Core i7 6700
1063
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 10100F
5612
Intel Core i7 6700
4840
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 10100F
2586
Intel Core i7 6700
2281
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 10100F
8716
Intel Core i7 6700
8061
Integer Math28.3 GOps/s25.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math17.7 GOps/s15.9 GOps/s
Prime Number Search24 M primes/s27 M primes/s
Random String Sort16 M strings/s14.4 M strings/s
Data Encryption3 GB/s2.8 GB/s
Data Compression127.4 MB/s113.9 MB/s
Physics556 frames/s560 frames/s
Extended Instructions86 M matrices/s75 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 10100F
1549
Intel Core i7 6700
1389
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 10100F
4965
Intel Core i7 6700
4625
File Compression396.6 MB/s405 MB/s
Clang Compilation30 KLines/s32.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser124.3 pages/s102.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering155.8 MP/sec137.5 MP/sec
Text Processing152.7 pages/s137.9 pages/s
Background Blur27.5 frames/s24.2 frames/s
Photo Processing56.9 frames/s46.1 frames/s
Ray Tracing6.74 MP/sec6.29 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i3 10100F
78.14
Intel Core i7 6700
69.79

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 76.4 PPW 71.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 134.1 PPW 124 PPW
Blender / W 1.2 PPW 1.07 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced October, 10, 2020 September, 1, 2015
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Comet Lake Skylake
Model number i3-10100F i7-6700
Integrated GPU No HD Graphics 530

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 4
Threads 8 8
Frequency 3.6 GHz 3.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.3 GHz 4 GHz
General
Cores count44
Threads count88
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidth8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier36x34x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache256 KB/core256 KB/core
L3 Cache6 MB total8 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 14 nm 14 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Socket LGA-1200 LGA-1151
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-2666 - DDR4-2133
- DDR3L-1600
Max Size 128 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 41.6 GB 34.1 GB

Other

PCIe Version 3.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 16 16
Channels n/a 41422

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