Intel Core i3-9100 vs Intel Core i7-6820HK

Compare Intel 9th Generation Core i3 4 core CPU vs Intel 6th Generation Core i7 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

2845 points
18% slightly better overall score
2407 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

5304 points
35% slightly better gaming score
3907 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

2160 points
10% slightly better multitasking score
1957 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

2073 points
10% slightly better heavy workload score
1876 points

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

54.00 points
60.12 points
11% slightly higher Blender score
Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3579 points
3829 points
6% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score
Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1335 points
17% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score
1140 points
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3650 points
3996 points
9% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1394 points
13% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score
1230 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

4
Identical
4

Threads

Number of logical processing units

4
8
100% significantly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.6 GHz
33% slightly higher clock speed
2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.2 GHz
16% slightly higher turbo speed
3.6 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

65 W
45 W
44% significantly lower TDP

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

16
Identical
16

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

64 GiB
Identical
64 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

561st of 1,089
643rd of 1,089

Family

The product line

9th Generation Core i3
6th Generation Core i7

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2019 May
2015 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2400
DDR4-2133

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

No
-

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes
No

Core i3-9100 vs Core i7-6820HK comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i3-9100 beats the Core i7-6820HK in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6820HK in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i7-6820HK has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i3-9100 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-6820HK. Also, the Core i3-9100 has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-6820HK outputs less heat than Core i3-9100 thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. For instance, the Core i3-9100 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.

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