Intel Core i3-6100 6th Gen LGA 1151 Processor

Just built a PC with the i3 6100 processor. Since I had 24 Gbs of DDR3 RAM my initial finding was that I could not use these with new Gen6 Intel processors. However, there are motherboards which do support Intel 6th gen processor with DDR3 RAM.Right now I've got this processor working fine with Asus B150M-Plus D3 motherboard. The speed is blazing fast compared to what I upgraded from which is a Phenom X3 processor with 8 Gb RAM.The built in graphics processor is fine, I can play Street Fighter 4 with almost all settings ON with zero lag. This was not the case with the Phenom X3 processor.The performance observed when converting RAW files to Adobe DNG was also pretty fast, faster than anything I've seen including mobile Core i7 processors on Dell 7000 laptop.I have yet to test running virtual machines which is something I want to use my PC for.Based on the first few days of usage I totally recommend this processor to anyone looking for a powerful home PC for medium gaming, programming and graphic use.

For GNU/Linux lovers out there: The Core i3 6100 combined with Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H board and Kingston 8Gb DDR4 works perfectly with Xubuntu 16.04. I have been running it for close to 2 months with no issues. If you are building a new system, always go for an SSD (I am using Samsung 850 EVO 250Gb) - you will see you system booting in 10seconds flat and stuff like Chrome starting up almost instantaneously on mouse click!

The Core i3-6100 sits on the current bottom end of Intel's 6th-Generation "Core" chip stack. There are two slightly higher-clocked Core i3 chips available, as well. But the Core i3-6100 is arguably the best value, with a 3.7GHz clock speed and integrated HD 530 graphics that are just slightly (by 100MHz) down-clocked compared to its much-costlier counterparts.The other notable detail in the chart above is that Intel's Core i3 chips are rated at 47 watts, while AMD's high-end APUs (and the Athlon X4 880K) are rated at 95 watts. While TDP (thermal design power, a measurement of heat output) generally doesn't translate to exact power consumption numbers, it's clear that Intel's CPUs still have a huge advantage when it comes to performance per watt. As we'll see, the Core i3 chip generally outperforms AMD's competing chips on most CPU-specific tasks. If electricity is expensive where you live, that may be reason enough to opt for an Intel chip over AMD, though if you're going to add a high-end graphics card in your system as well, it will consume much more power when gaming than any one of these processors.Also note that, like the Core i7-6700K, this chip requires a new motherboard with an LGA 1151 socket. You can’t drop it into an existing Z97- or H97-chipset motherboard. And you likely won't be able to carry over old RAM, either, as most new Intel-based boards require DDR4. We’ve been quite impressed with the new features that have landed on many of the new LGA 1551-equipped Z170 motherboards. Most of the new features have to do with extremely speedy storage via PCI Express x4 M.2 SSD slots and ports for USB 3.1 Gen 2, which doubles the theoretical bandwidth over USB 3.0. (See our comprehensive primer on USB 3.1.) For details about these new features and others, be sure to check out our review of the MSI Z170A Gaming M5, a sub-$200 board that delivers some of the best of what the new Z170 boards have to offer.That being said, if you're planning on building a tricked-out PC with more than two graphics cards and multiple M.2 drives, Intel's Z170 chipset is definitely more advanced, and it offers more bandwidth (via PCI Express 3.0 lanes) than AMD's aging high-end FM2+ A88X chipset. So if loads of high-end components are in the cards for your next build, we'd definitely go the Intel route.

Best Processor under 10k. I got this for my home use like do some corel Draw. Photoshop, and to play recent games like Far Cry 4, Fifa 15, CS GO, Alien: Isolation etc.Config - i3 6100,Dell S2216H 21.5" MonitorMSI H110M PRO- VH - 6th Gen motherboardKingstone Hyper X Fury Black series 8GB DDR4 2133 mhz RAMWD Cavier Blue 1TB -HDD,Crosair VS series VS550 550 watt SMPS

Its a budget processor. Provides 2 cores with 2 threads which are like 2 virtual cores. Handles multitasking very smoothly when paired with 8 GB RAM and MSI PRO V motherboard with LGA 1151 architecture. Costed Rs 9K and worth it. Easy to install and keeps your system cool. Not for heavy gamers though. But very efficient for regular use and light gaming as heavy games can not reproduce 60fps with this unless paired with good graphics card.

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Amazing processor that I used recently to build my own entry level gaming pc. Please keep in mind that this processor will work from Windows 7 on wards or so. I am using Windows 8.1 and I am happy with the blazing 3.7 ghz speed of this skylake processor. Thank you Amazon.in

So after one month of usage i can say if you use this for regular day to day work and light gaming it will be more than enough..no lag at all..cpu always working below 45% most of the time it is around 20% the integrated graphics is nothing amazing but gives you enough visual effects considering it comes for free..overall its a good purchase...i was worried how it will perform given i bought it online..the packaging was really poor...considering its price and importance they should ship it more carefully...but they just packaged it inside a regular cardboard box. Pair this cpu with a good 8gb ram..and if you want to play games buy a graphics card..even a 2gb graphics card makes most game playable