The Skylake Core i3 (51W) CPU Review: i3-6320, i3-6300 and i3-6100 Tested

[4960X]

Out of every generation of Intel processors, the headline acts are the high core count parts, the ones with a high-frequency or the most expensive models. Of course, any manufacturer that has a high performing halo product will want that story out of the door on day one, but for typical user sales, it is the mid-range that is more relevant. The Intel Core i3 line comes without any Turbo, offering a flat frequency at load, and is synonymous with dual-core configurations with hyperthreading. In this review, we test three of the Core i3 processors, the i3-6100, the i3-6300 and i3-6320, all of which are set at a 51W thermal design power.

 

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/10543/the-skylake-core-i3-51w-cpu-review-i3-6320-6300-6100-tested

 

you can't go wrong with skylake i3. It can pretty much handle anything.

[EPPHO]

Is this actually allowed to advertise your site here?  

[4960X]

4 minutes ago, frozeNNN said:

Is this actually allowed to advertise your site here?  

What?

[DocSwag]

6 minutes ago, frozeNNN said:

Is this actually allowed to advertise your site here?  

Are you saying that he's someone like Ian Cutress or Ryan Smith?!? Because if he was his name would probably be something like Anandtech_RyanSmith or Ryan Smith or something and he'd probably have an industry affiliate badge.

[Katsunaka]

Regardless,

 It gave me insight into lower end processors I would have never considered. I've been an i7 gamer since Sandy bridge. For what I do outside of gaming, I feel the extra spent on the i7 is worth it. 

 

I never realized for 800 bucks you could essentially get an i3-6320 and enjoy some games. Throw in a decent graphics card and be able to game for a while. While the i3 is underpowered, it's not doing as bad I would have thought.

 

My new office PC runs a i5 6500 8gb of ram on the iGPU. It's running ALOT faster than my old 2500k. Going from a unlocked to a locked cpu, I wouldn't imagine there would be gains. It's an office PC, the hardest thing it's gotta do run Chrome, MS Office programs, and probably the occasional gaming session (I own the place, I can do what I want).

 

I might build an i3 ITX rig and mess around with it. See how it handles 1 Strix 1080.

[Misanthrope]

12 minutes ago, frozeNNN said:

Is this actually allowed to advertise your site here?  

1) I don't think it's the case

2) I don't think he's even officially affiliated with andan tech

3) I is not allowed but community reps from companies actually Do actively post here (i.e. Digital Storm, some guys from a case company I belive, etc). It is a fine line between advertising and just being in contact with the community but LTT has deemed it acceptable in any case.

[Clanscorpia]

Might get one for my brother now with an rx 460

[Sephiroth]

36 minutes ago, frozeNNN said:

Is this actually allowed to advertise your site here?  

I mean, the section is Tech News & Reviews, so doesn't this fit under that?

[manikyath]

38 minutes ago, frozeNNN said:

Is this actually allowed to advertise your site here?  

Theres a thin line between posting articles and advertising,you'll learn how to find it

[Misanthrope]

2 minutes ago, manikyath said:

Theres a thin line between posting articles and advertising,you'll learn how to find it

Post seems to follow all guidelines for the section though.

 

EDIT: Anyway back on topic:

 

This seems to go well with a thread I was replying to I believe yesterday that pinned the 4460 vs the 6100. What the i3 skylake lacks in extra cores sorta makes up for in IPC increase and higher frequency.

 

I believe that this chips can easily handle a 480 or a 1060 and for certain games (most actually) it can even handle a 1070/Fury X card without too much trouble. More over is a nice placeholder since unlike Haswell, getting a z170 board and an i3 today leaves you ready for an eventual upgrade to say a 7600k for example.

 

Most people really underestimate i5 chips already and flatout ignore the i3 chips which as shown are more capable than anything AMD has to offer today for example (I hereby acknowledge all "wait for Zen" comments however)

[AHaskin14]

I'm surprised as to how well these performed

[Hero7750]

I know how powerful these little beasts can be, I ran an i3 4360 with an r9 390 and maxed out most of my games.

[4960X]

1 hour ago, Hero7750 said:

I know how powerful these little beasts can be, I ran an i3 4360 with an r9 390 and maxed out most of my games.

This. It seems like a lot of people think that an i3 will bottleneck an r9 390 but it doesn't. It performs just as good as an i5 in most games.

[ThinkWithPortals]

2 hours ago, frozeNNN said:

Is this actually allowed to advertise your site here?  

What are you talking about? This is the Tech News and Reviews section, this is what you're supposed to do.

Plus, the original poster doesn't own Anandtech.

[Ze_Mako]

So I guess I don't need to jump to an i5 then. I have my i3 6100 paired with a R9 380X and haven't had too many issues with any games. 

 

Guess I'll pick up another one for my guest/back up PC. May get a GTX 1060 for the main rig as well. 

 

All I do on my PC is play games. All my work related tasks I do my rMBP. 

 

[Demonking]

8 minutes ago, Ze_Mako said:

So I guess I don't need to jump to an i5 then. I have my i3 6100 paired with a R9 380X and haven't had too many issues with any games. 

 

Guess I'll pick up another one for my guest/back up PC. May get a GTX 1060 for the main rig as well. 

 

All I do on my PC is play games. All my work related tasks I do my rMBP. 

 

Is that even worth it going from a 380x to a 1060 ?

[Misanthrope]

Only games that show a marked difference are games like GTA V or (not on this benchmarks but I'm certain it will be the case) Cities: Skylines.

[Ze_Mako]

8 minutes ago, Demonking said:

Is that even worth it going from a 380x to a 1060 ?

My other PC doesn't have a GPU, so it kind of makes sense to get one?

 

I could wait an see what the 1050 turns out to be and get one for my other PC, but I'm impatient and I have the funds to get a 1060 if I decide to not wait.

[Inkz]

I wonder when we will finally see the date of a quad core i3,

[Misanthrope]

20 minutes ago, Inkz said:

I wonder when we will finally see the date of a quad core i3,

Probably not before Zen APUs which could* compete with the i3.

 

Spoiler

*could doesn't means they actually will though

 

[4960X]

AMD wins in the iGPU department so there's that. Their A10 APUs are pretty good for basic gaming.

[Inkz]

7 minutes ago, Misanthrope said:

Probably not before Zen APUs which could* compete with the i3.

 

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*could doesn't means they actually will though

 

You know they can make them for that cheap with how years they have had quad cores for just a little bit more money. I guess they are just using the don't use your hand until you need to tactic.

[Thony]

6 hours ago, frozeNNN said:

Is this actually allowed to advertise your site here?  

U are new in here, Linus talks about anandtech like every month, he likes the guys who run the website before they sold it etc. Its not OP's site lol. Every tech news must have a source link and in this case its anandtech. 

 

[DarkBlade2117]

I own a i3-6100, I make the poor thing, edit, render, stream, play GTA V, ECT, i3's are really underrated.

[Gullerback]

You can usually find a G1 sniper on sale for less than 90$ as well for it.