i3-13100 vs i7-6950X Extreme Edition

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated903
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data39.64
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7EEno data
Power efficiencyno data13.35
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release dateno data4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,743$134

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads208
Base clock speedno data3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2.5 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache25 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors3400 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 730
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes4016

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 10 4
Threads 20 8
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 60 Watt

i7-6950X Extreme Edition has 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

i3-13100, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100. We've got no test results to judge.


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