Intel Core i3 Skylake i3-6100 BOX (BX80662I36100)

Two cores - four threads

The modern Skylake architecture and high clock speed of 3.7 GHz (comparable to AMD 4.7 GHz) give the Core i3-6100 very high performance per one or two cores, which is important for gaming hits of yesteryear. And the virtual four cores make it easy to cope with those new games that no longer have enough Celeron / Pentium, as well as get a noticeable performance boost in video editing.

Powerful integrated graphics

The i3-6100 can be paired with any graphics card up to the GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon R 390X. If there is no discrete graphics card yet, it is quite possible to sit out on the integrated Intel HD 530 graphics. She can handle not only WoT, Dota and CS, but even GTA V and Fallout 4, naturally only at HD resolution and low texture settings.

Golden mean

At the moment, the Intel Core i3-6100 is perhaps the most balanced processor on the market in all meanings of the word. All its power fits into a modest 53 W heat pack, thanks to which it cools quietly and efficiently even with a simple boxed cooler. At $130, the i3-6100 chip is about 50 percent faster than non-HT dual-core Celeron/Pentiums, and just as much slower than true quad-core Core i5s that start at $180.