Intel Core i3-6100 vs Intel Core i5-3470

Processor comparisons 04-02-2023

   If you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i3-6100 vs Intel Core i5-3470 and understand which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, rendering, streaming, video editing, programming. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like Prime95, UserBenchmark, RealBench, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, PCMark 10, Blender, Furmark, Blender, WPrime, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, PassMark, Gears 5, AIDA64, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Borderlands 3
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Grand Theft Auto V
Death Stranding
Halo Infinite
DOOM: Eternal
Last Man Standing
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
Apex Legends
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Overwatch
Valheim
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Fallout 76
Red Dead Redemption 2
Watch Dogs Legion
Rainbow Six Siege
Fortnite

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-3470 or Intel Core i3-6100.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i3-6100

51%

Core i5-3470

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-6100

51%

Core i5-3470

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.3	90.8
Valorant	102.6	103.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	57.8
Apex Legends	96.5	97.0
Call of Duty Warzone	77.0	77.4
Overwatch	83.1	83.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	71.2
DOOM Eternal	51.3	51.6
Warzone	80.1	80.5
Assassin's Creed	86.2	86.7
Valheim	85.2	85.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i3-6100

68%

Core i5-3470

32%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-6100 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-3470 since it has less power consumption: 51W vs. 77W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i3-6100	Intel Core i5-3470
Cinbench 15 Single-core	152	127
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	392	460
Cinbench 20 Single-core	368	313
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	916	1010
Cinbench 23 Single-core	538	682
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2090	2603

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-6100	Intel Core i5-3470
Single-Core	2256	1953
Multi-Core	4180	4620

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-6100	Intel Core i5-3470
Single-Core	1050	756
Multi-Core	2271	2781

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-6100	Intel Core i5-3470
Announcement date	September 17, 2015	April 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1151	LGA1155
Core name	Skylake	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	6	3
Turbo Frequency		3.6 MHz
Frequency	3.7 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	1480 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	51 W	77 W
Memory type	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR3 1333/1600
Max. Memory	64 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	3 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-6100 is 13% better than Core i5-3470 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-3470 has 2 more core than Core i3-6100. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-6100 is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-3470 is better: 21
However, it should be understood that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i3-6100 and Intel Core i5-3470 before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i3-6100 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-6100 specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-3470 specs and review.