Intel Boxed Core i3-6100 Processor FC-LGA14C 3.7 3 LGA 1151 BX80662I36100
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6th Gen Intel core i3 processor for Desktop offers striking visuals, extended battery life, and higher data transfer rates, while leveraging the power efficiency of a new microarchitecture to deliver faster performance than previous generation processors. Intel's 6th Gen Desktop processor bring support for DDR4 RAM technology to have up to 64GB Memory & higher transfer rate at lower power compared to DDR3. Increased security. Native support for new DirectX 12 API to provide better experience for gaming & graphics Incorporates support for HVEC,VP8 & VP9 to run Ultra HD 4K videos. Quick sync video technology accelerates most video capabilities to allow users to create & share in real time & multi task without interruption. Intel SGX help protect system & data. Also, Device protection technology with BIOS Guard 2.0 & boot guard help protect system during boot
Brand: Intel
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Model: Core i3
CPU Speed: 3.7 GHz
CPU Socket: LGA 1151
Processor Series: Core i3
Processor Speed: 3.7 GHz
Processor Socket: LGA 1151
Secondary Cache: 3 MB
Wattage: 65
Cache Memory Installed Size: 3
Processor Count: 3
Processor Number of Concurrent Threads: 4
Processor Core Count: 2
Platform: Windows
Brand: Intel
Processor Brand: Intel
Model Number: BX80662I36100
UPC: 767261183568 675901364812 735858305532 767261183575 796594020769 801964404183 735858305549 782941460463
Manufacturer: Intel
Mfr Part Number: BX80662I36100
Warranty Description: Limited warranty; 3 years warranty
Item Type Name: Intel Corp. BX80662I36100 Core i3 6100 Processor
Global Trade Identification Number: 12, 32, 49, 51
Built-In Media: Computer Central Processing Units
Item Weight: 0.7 Pounds
Unit Count: 1.0 Count
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Top Amazon Reviews
Style: Processor
Just completed 2 Mini ITX HTPC builds/rebuilds with these new Skylake chips. Wow! these units edge out the performance of my nearly 3 year old Ivy Bridge I7-3770S and I5-3570K builds for less than half the cost. Now and 3 years ago I used the best available Asrock ITX boards to enhance what I want in these units: feature rich power HTPC's that can run nearly silently with ultra low profile CPU fans without burning up. With the previous builds I had to use the motherboard's built in controls to slightly underclock the CPU's to get the thermal and quiet noise level patterns I wanted. Now I have used 2 new Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac boards with thirteen buck Rosewill RCX-Z775-LP 80mm Sleeve Low Profile CPU Coolers that without underclocking run the new I3's quietly 10-15 Celsius lower than the old builds. Plus I now have HTPC's that have HDMI 2.0 ports that can run 4K video at 60Hz. I am not a gamer, so I also used the Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac boards to get the new USB3.1 and C ports and upgraded Audio. I suspect that gamers on a budget could put the cash saved on this Skylake I3 into a good Graphics board and small SSD - and still have a rocking machine. Recommend: Don't skimp on the motherboard though. Update: 5/18/2016: Just saw some old comments/questions: Yes, I am using onboard graphics only. My HTPC enclosures are only about 8X8X2.5 inches. In these tiny boxes the older I7 & I5 Ivy Bridge temperatures ran up fan speeds and noise too much for my tastes while watching video, so I artificially under clocked them in the bios to reduce the thermal profiles and quiet the fans to unnoticeable beyond 12-18 inches away from the units. The I3 Skylake builds run quietly as HTPC's without bios setting modifications. The only time fan speeds and noise increase are during maintenance tasks such as virus scans and OS update installs which run quickly with the I3's. But for my personal preference for snappy maintenance, the G4400 or G4500 Skylake dual-cores might have worked well as HTPC's for me. I did build a totally silent HTPC using an Asrock Q1900DC-ITX board which includes an Intel Quad-Core Processor J1900 with fanless heat sink and built in DC/DC power for cheap. It runs well as a HTPC, but it's pokey running maintenance tasks, so like the I3's better
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Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2015 by RL
Style: Processor
I don't regret saving my money and going with an I3 instead of the more expensive Core i5. Why? I don't play games and don't need much for what I do. For what I need, this is perfect. Never once have I felt this processor was slow or that I should have went with the Core i5. I actually upgraded because my 7 year old Core 2 Quad Q6600 was taking forever to encode video. Encoding 1080p to MPEG2 would take 3-5 hours. Now it takes less than an hour. I was surprised to find that somehow Intel managed to make installing a CPU extremely easy. I didn't even notice any pins on this thing and it's way smaller than my old Core 2 Quad. I'm using the stock cooler and my PC is pretty much dead silent. Totally painless install in every way too. The only problem i've had is issues with the onboard video. I would get random black lines in Firefox and other apps for no reason. Barely noticeable. After upgrading to beta drivers the problem is gone. I'm seriously impressed at how much faster my computer is now compared to before. Even my solid state drive is running much faster. It sure is nice being able to boot up within 20 seconds. One thing I ABSOLUTELY HATE is Data Execution Protection (DEP in BIOS). Whenever I enable this nonsense it causes major crashes in both Windows 7 or Windows 10. It usually ends up with a program saying "This program has closed". I had to disable this "feature" in software and in the BIOS to keep from having my ancient programs crash non-stop.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2016 by Travis
Style: Processor
I gotta say, I didn't think a $120ish i3 would impress me. I got it because I wanted to build a computer without breaking the bank, and reviews were kind to this little chip. Well, for like 95% of purposes, it not only does the job, but it does it WELL. Once I got my system built, I decided to stress-test it by doing things like video encoding, moving files, Excel calculations from last year's Quant class (at my college, quantitative chemical analysis is a very Excel-heavy course) and some gaming. Well, obviously with more highly threaded tasks, you're going to get more performance out of four physical cores (like an i5) and even more out of four physical cores with hyper-threading (like an i7), and it did reach mid 90's in terms of CPU utilization during the video encoding task. That said, the stock fan still managed to keep it cool during that task, which is nice. With everything else, it felt very quick- at no point did it feel like I was experiencing slowdown or anything. The only time it started to slow down a bit was when I was multitasking, with several downloads running simultaneously, plus moving files between drives and streaming music via Spotify. And surprisingly, it could run older games very well, even running newer games at low settings, but 1080p and playable framerates. But if you want to enable more graphical bells and whistles, my recommendation would be to get a discrete GPU, as the integrated graphics are respectable in comparison to older generations of Intel IGPs, but nothing special at all in the overall scheme of things.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2016 by Scoot
Style: Processor
Let me begin by saying this is a great processor and comes at a cheap price. Intel has been great with providing reliable, power efficient, and performance capable processors. This i3-6100 is no exception to that. This processor offers; 1) A much better price to performance ratio than the more expensive i5/i7 skylake processors 2) Runs cool even with just the stock (included) cooler during most gaming situations, at least in my experience with it 3) Hyper-threading technology to allow excellent single core performance (processor has 2 physical cores with 2 threads each) 4) A low power requirement of 51W means that those of you with smaller power supplies looking to get a Skylake CPU can 5) Support for DDR4 memory if you are looking to make a RAM upgrade as well A few criticisms of this processor (in my opinion); 1)If you play to use this in a budget GAMING build, with weaker components in it, you might be better off saving $50 and just getting a Pentium g440 as it is still a respectable chip for a budget gaming PC and you won't loose that much performance by giving up hyper-threading in gaming Pentium g4400 - Intel BX80662G4400 Pentium Processor G4400 3.3 GHz FCLGA1151 2)Those looking to cut money in a more expensive PC build by taking the i3-6100 over an i5 chip should be made aware that that performance lost by giving up the two extra physical cores in the i5 will be noticeable. The benefit of having 4 physical cores in the i5 is huge especially in things like media editing and content creating. I made the choice to skip out on the i5 in my rig and go with this i3 and all I can say is that I wish I had went with the i5 (I create video content for both school and leisure on YouTube). The amount of time saved rendering out each video with the i5 would have been well worth my money. If between this i3-6100 and a Skylake i5, I would say spend the extra now and not have to regret it in the future, or spend much more to upgrade. Hope this helped you make a decision on this processor
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Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2016 by Carter D
Style: Processor
I admit that I was incredibly skeptical about using this CPU in a gaming PC. I'd seen reviews and heard people talk up a storm about this chips capabilities. I will admit that I was wrong about it. This chip performs incredibly well! I decided to build an HTPC for my TV as well as travel. I can fit it into my ASUS laptop backpack which makes bringing it to a friends incredibly easy to do. I didn't need an overpowered system, since my main rig is what I game in 2K on. Specs: i3-6100 MSI B150I mini ITX motherboard 2x4gb G.Skill V series RAM ASUS GTX 960 4GB Turbo Kingston 240GB HyperX Predator M.2 SSD Silverstone 450w 80+ Gold SFX PSU Fractal Design Node 202 Keep in mind all testing done has been in 1080p on a 60hz monitor as well as a my tv, also maxed at 60hz in games (though my tv is 120hz, but I'm aware it works differently between monitors and tvs). Here are my results thus far: (O) = open case (V) = vertical orientation (H) = horizontal orientation Fire strike - score 6205 (O) Stock Max GPU temp 66 Min GPU temp 24 Max CPU temp 48 OC mode - GPU - score 6224 (O) (using the Overclocking button in ASUS GPU Tweak/not worth it or recommended) Max GPU temp 67 Max CPU temp 57 Division Benchmark - 24" 60hz (O) Medium Settings Max GPU temp 65 Max CPU temp 60 Typical FPS 58 AVG FPS 58 Avg CPU 72% AVG GPU 81% Division Benchmark 1080p 50" TV (V) Medium Settings Max GPU temp Avg FPS 57.9 Typical FPS 58.4 Avg CPU 67% Avg GPU 79% Overclocking in MSI Afterburner Heaven Benchmark (H) High Settings, 2xAA, moderate Tesselation Graphics 1535mhz / memory 3684mhz Min FPS 28.2 Avg FPS 54.5 Max FPS 113.8 Max GPU temp 78 Max CPU temp 54 Heaven Benchmark (H) " " Graphics 1586mhz / memory 3824mhz Min FPS 23.9 Avg FPS 56.6 Max FPS 117.9 Max GPU temp 80 Max CPU temp 54 Heaven Benchmark (H) Stock GPU settings " " Min FPS 22.2 Avg FPS 51.6 Max FPS 104.6 Max GPU temp 79 Max CPU temp 54 I am planning to do these same OC tests in the vertical position to see how that impacts cooling. As far as the CPU goes, I have not currently pushed this CPU to its limits in gaming so far. It has performed incredibly well and I would recommend this to anyone looking to build a budget Skylake gaming PC. I will update this review after completing testing in the vertical position as well as on a 144hz monitor.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2016 by Occam
Style: Processor
The i3-6100 is a powerful little dual core processor with hyper-threading that allows it to compete and surpass most similarly priced quad-core processors. It uses the 1151 socket which allows for easy upgrade into something even more powerful in the future. I used this as the core of my intel based computer for Video Gaming and rendering 3D models and video in Blender. I paired it with a GTX 960 video card and this duo has handled everything I've thrown at it without breaking a sweat. It runs Fallout 4 on ultra and has had absolutely no problem with No Man's Sky. The stock cooler was a breeze to install and has kept the processor nice and cool. The pre-applied thermal paste on the heatsink has been more than adequate thus far (though I'll probably clean it off and apply some Arctic Silver later just for my own peace of mind). While there are certainly more powerful processors on the market today, the i3-6100 is definitely the best on offer in its price range at this moment. It also has the benefit of allowing you the flexibility of upgrading to a much more powerful processor in the future. All of my previous builds have been AMD based and this little guy is certainly making me question my allegiance. It was relatively inexpensive, powerful, and the 1151 socket will let me upgrade to something much more powerful in the future should I so desire. Definitely happy with this purchase.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2016 by Galen Yoder
Style: Processor
After my previous system burned out, I looked into building a budget-friendly microATX gaming PC. I considered going with a non-K i5, but after reading tons of reviews online and considering the fact that the 6100 was about $100 cheaper than the cheapest i5, I decided to choose the 6100. I am thoroughly impressed with its performance for such a good price. I had previously owned an i5-4690K OC'd to 4.1GHz with 8GB DDR3 memory. For considerably cheaper than my previous rig, I was able to snag the 6100, a microATX motherboard, and 16GB of DDR4. I also upgraded my SSD to a 256gb Samsung 850 EVO. My machine feels noticeably faster now. I am unsure of which part accounts for this, or if all of them working together is the culprit, but whatever the case may be it feels like greased lightning. I paired this with a Zotac GTX 1060 and have been getting 55-60FPS consistently at 1080p in The Witcher 3 with the CPU hitting a max of about 46C. I am also getting consistent 100FPS in Dwarf Fortress 2014 at a fortress population of 240 with little to no fortress or game optimization present. Anyone who has played DF knows how ludicrous that is. My previous rig, with its overclocked i5, could handle a pop of 120 before slowing down to 60FPS, and ground to a halt at anything over 160. Overall, this is quite possibly the best budget CPU out there. Don't let the fact that it only has two physical cores scare you: it's tough enough to handle anything you throw at it.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2016 by Mike G.
Style: Processor
I bought this processor 10 years ago. It's still in my PC! In modernity, you can't have hundreds of tabs open and still play hardware intensive video games, but it does the job. This is on windows 10. If you get Linux or something else, it's likely still a great contender if you're a casual rather than power user.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2025 by Marty