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Intel logo Core i3-8100
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Intel logo Core i5-6600

Intel Core i3-8100 logo Intel Core i5-6600 logo
General information Core i3-8100 Core i5-6600
Launched Q4 2017 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i3 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Skylake-S
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 8.3 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 65 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 64 GB 0 % 64 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported Yes No
Multithreading Supported No No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 530
Performance Core i3-8100 Core i5-6600
Overall Score 44445 0 % 44294 0.3 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 49 % 21 %
Benchmark Score 3902 0 % 3849 1.4 %
Single Thread Score 2232.9 1.5 % 2267 0 %
Encrypting Data 1824.2 MB/s 0 % 1803.4 MB/s 1.1 %
Compressing Data 81.4 MB/s 0 % 81 MB/s 0.5 %
String objects sorting 10383.4 thousand/s 0 % 10152.4 thousand/s 2.2 %
Prime numbers generation 28.1 millions/s 2.8 % 28.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 16363.9 millions/s 0 % 15887.7 millions/s 2.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 13823.2 millions/s 0 % 13305.2 millions/s 3.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i3-8100, Core i5-6600.

Average frames per second Core i3-8100 Core i5-6600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 87.2 FPS 86.7 FPS
High settings 139.5 FPS 138.8 FPS
Medium settings 174.4 FPS 173.4 FPS
Low settings 217.9 FPS 216.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.5 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i3-8100 Core i5-6600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 129.4 FPS 129.2 FPS
High settings 207.0 FPS 206.7 FPS
Medium settings 258.8 FPS 258.3 FPS
Low settings 323.5 FPS 322.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.2 %
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