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Core i3-6300 vs Core i7-8700

Core i3-6300 vs Core i7-8700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms Core i3-6300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 853 days newer than Core i3-6300.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-6300

  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 51 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700

  • Performs up to 10% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i3-6300 - 379 vs 344 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6300 - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-6300 Logo
Core i3-6300

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


FPS

344

90.76517150395779%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


FPS

379

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$202.71

100%

FPS Winner

Intel BX80684I78700 Boxed 8th Gen Core i7-8700 Processor 3.2 6

Buy for CA$202.71 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 283 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-6300 Logo
Core i3-6300

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-6300 Logo
Core i3-6300

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1262

83.41044282881693%

Multi-Core

2539

42.99745977984759%

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1513

100%

Multi-Core

5905

100%

Intel Core i3-6300

vs

Intel Core i7-8700

Sep 1st, 2015Release Date
Jan 1st, 2018
Core i3CollectionCore i7
SkylakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.6 GHz
51 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
38.0x
Multiplier32.0x
Intel HD 530
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i3-6300 or Core i7-8700

Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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