Availability

CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366

Availability

INTEL Core i3-6300 3,8GHz LGA1151 4MB Cache Tray CPU

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-6300 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-940 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-6300 is 2479 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-940.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-940

Up to 59% cheaper than Core i3-6300 - €49.0 vs €119.25
Up to 58% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i3-6300 - €0.35 vs €0.83 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6300 - 8 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-6300

Performs up to 3% better in Metro Exodus than Core i7-940 - 143 vs 139 FPS
Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 51 vs 130 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-940 doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Metro Exodus.

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i7-940	vs	Intel Core i3-6300
Nov 17th, 2008	Release Date	Sep 1st, 2015
Core i7	Collection	Core i3
Bloomfield	Codename	Skylake
Intel Socket 1366	Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	2
8	Threads	4
2.9 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.8 GHz
3.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
130 W	TDP	51 W
45 nm	Process Size	14 nm
22.0x	Multiplier	38.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD 530
No	Overclockable	No

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