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Intel i7-6700K 4-core 4 GHz Socket 1151 91W Desktop Processor Intel i3-7100 2-core 3.9 GHz Socket 1151 51W Desktop Processor

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Intel i7-6700K 4-core 4 GHz Socket 1151 91W Desktop Processor
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Intel i3-7100 2-core 3.9 GHz Socket 1151 51W Desktop Processor
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CPU ArchitectureCoresThreadsCPU ClockCPU Turbo ClockCacheDDR3DDR4Memory BandwidthMaximum MemoryGenerationSocketThermal Design Power
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CPU Architecture The smaller CPU, the better performance

14 nm

14 nm

Cores The more Cores, the more tasks CPU can perform at the same time

4

2

Threads Threads are not physical cores, but they help with multitasking

8

4

CPU Clock The higher the clock, the more instructions CPU can execute per second
3% higher

4 GHz

3.9 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock
100% higher

4.2 GHz

0 GHz

Cache CPU stores copies of the frequently used data to the cache for faster execution

8 MB

3 MB

DDR3 Type of memory CPU supports

Yes

Yes

DDR4 Type of memory CPU supports

Yes

Yes

Memory Bandwidth The more bandwidth, the faster data is transfered between CPU and RAM

34.1 GB/s

11% faster

38.4 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

64 GB

64 GB

Generation

6

7

Socket

1151

1151

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit

91 Watts

44% lower

51 Watts

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PROS 5
Cores 4 vs 2 (2) 50% more physical cores
Threads 8 vs 4 (4) 50% more logical cores
CPU Clock 4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz Clock speed is (0.1GHz) 3% higher
CPU Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz vs 0 GHz Turbo clock speed is (4.2GHz) 100% higher
Cache 8 MB vs 3 MB (5MB) 63% bigger processor cache memory
CONS 2
Memory Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s vs 38.4 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (4.3GB/s) 11% slower
Thermal Design Power 91 Watts vs 51 Watts Power consumption is (40Watts) 44% higher
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Intel i3-7100 2-core 3.9 GHz Socket 1151 51W Desktop Processor
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