Intel Boxed Core i3-6100 Processor FC-LGA14C 3.7 3 LGA 1151 BX80662I36100

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Totally impressed with cpu, wanted an i5 6600k like everyone else does but could not currently streach to it, however this i3 6100 flies, am using it with an asus z170 pro gaming m/board 16gig 3000mhz corsair ram, r9 380oc video on a cheep samsung 24in monitor and could not be happier, plays all my games no trouble at all and very smooth, but!! to get the best out of it you must use a z170 m/board with 3000+ ram and a good vid card, the motherboard defaulted to 2400 at start up, and was noticably slower, believe the m/board will take 4000 ram, but expensive, highly recommended for a really good budget games machine unless you need bragging rights then it will cost you, A++++

This is the budget iCore CPU - better than the plain Pentium but nearly at a double price. Still recommended for future proofing your PC (I use it in small factor Shuttle DH110 bare-bone). Great for multimedia center as it supports better internal graphics (Intel HD530) and runs very quite and cool!

Después de días y días de leer mil foros que si amd que si Intel que si con este Intel o este amd es suficiente para tus exigencias, que si mejor aumentar un poco más el presupuesto que si tal que si cual ,...me acabe decidiendo por este procesador por varios motivos. Antes que nada decir que lo compre para hacerle a mis padres un ordenador por piezas por su cumpleaños. 1. Entre amd e Intel son evidentes que los precios son más económicos en amd pero la calidad de estos es peor. Se calientan más (tengo amd en mi ordenador) y es cierto y su rendimiento no es tan bueno como Intel. Rinde más Intel que amd a igualdad de precio aunque amd tenga más núcleos. No todos son los núcleos. Este Intel trae de por sí un disipador que hace que no sea necesario pillar otro aparte ya que apenas consume, mientras que amd al consumir más y dar tanto calor habría que gastar también en un disipador gastando más dinero. Ya aquí descarte amd y me decanté por Intel. 2. Ahora tocaba elegir entre las distintas generaciones de Intel que hay. La 1150 o skylale 1151. Entre un i3 de una generación y otra había unos 17€ o así. Debido a por si en el futuro hubiera que hacer algo en el pc siempre sería más sencillo y barato encontrar piezas de lo ultimo que de lo antiguo sumado a que si estoy montando un pc de cero pues ya aprovecho y pillo la nueva generación con su leve mejora respecto a la anterior. En este punto por tanto decidí pillar skylale. 3. Ahora lo más coñazo, pillar un pentium, un i3, un i5,... Los precios varían bastante. Con un pentium para el uso que van a dar mis padres estoy seguro que a día de hoy les va a ir bien, pero de aquí a unos años (quiero que el pc dure los máximos años posibles ) cuando los programas exijan más tiene menos recorrido ese pentium que el i3. Por lo cual me decidí por i3 sobre pentium. Luego mire i5 pero eso ya si que era innecesario. Por ahora muy satisfecho con el rendimiento del procesador y nuevo pc de mis padres.

Habe mich bewusst für einen I3 entschieden auch wenn es nur ein 2 Kerner (Virtueller 4 Kerner). Ich mache zurzeit eine Ausbildung und da ist das Geld einfach nicht so reich vorhanden. Ich habe diesen I3 mit einer Radeon RX 460 zusammen am laufen und bin begeistert. Hatte vorher einen FX 8320 und zusammen mit dieser Grafikkarte bekam ich gerade so 40 bis max 60 Fps in GTA V. Mit dem I3 und gleicher Grafikkarte schaffe ich schon min 60 bis max 80 Fps in GTA V. Der kleine hat echt Power und ich kann ihm jeden empfehlen, der nicht so viel Geld hat oder ausgeben möchte und trotzdem gut spielen will. Das ist ein echter geheim Tipp in Sachen CPU. Einfach spitze und an alle die sagen, zum zocken muss man einen I5 haben der locker mal 80 bis 120 Euro mehr kostet, ohne mich! ;D Ich bin super zufrieden und bereue den Kauf nicht. Habe mit dazu noch das Mainboard Msi H110M und 2 x 4gb DDR4 gekauft. Konnte alles sogar ohne Windows Neuinstallation tauschen.

Au départ j'étais partis pour prendre un i5 série K. Et la sortie des kaby lake étant proche j'ai pas trop voulu investir dans un processeur haut de gamme. J'ai donc commande ce i3 série Skylake et j'en suis pas déçu !! Il culmine à 3.7 GHz, et reste à moins de 50° avec un TX evo 212 (ventirad d’origine trop bruyant), et est très silencieux malgrè tout. Il répond très bien au demande que je lui soumet (modélisation, streaming, gaming), couplé à une gtx 750 ti il fait tourner par exemple: - skyrim à 60 fps en ultra haute définition (1080p) - fallout 4 à 60 fps en hight (1080p) - fallout new vegas à 60 fps en ultra - wow en ultra à 135 fps et même gta V à 40 fps en medium !! Alors oui la nouvelle génération d'i3 skylake supporte le gaming si couplé à un bon GPU. Il est idéal pour de configurations à moins de 600e comme la mienne :)