AMD Ryzen 3 3100 Unlocked vs Intel Core i7 6th Gen Unlocked

The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 is a great CPU for its $130 asking price.

The Intel Core i7-6700K, however, while a reasonable product for $176, doesn't stack up against its competitors quite as well. If you're considering CPUs in the $190 range, you might want to check out some better options.

The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 has managed to impress reviewers from two reliable and objective sources that conduct their own testing, namely Techradar and Windows Central. It did great in their roundups - it earned the "Welcome to the circus of value" title from Techradar, and "Ranked 1 out of 6" from Windows Central, which marks it as a product that's worth considering.

As for the Intel Core i7-6700K, it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at TechSpot, PCmag, and Techradar enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

To get a better idea of how they fare when compared directly to each other, we analyzed review scores of sources that tested both. Techradar, for example, preferred the AMD Ryzen 3 3100, while PCmag rated both of them the same.

We also took a look at which sources had the best things to say about them. We learned that the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 got reviewed the highest by Techradar - it gave it a rating of 9, while the Intel Core i7-6700K most impressed reviewers at TechSpot, which gave it a score of 8.6.