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Core i3-6300 vs Core i7-12700

Core i3-6300 vs Core i7-12700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700 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 i7-12700 is 2338 days newer than Core i3-6300.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-6300

  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700 - 51 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700

  • Performs up to 27% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i3-6300 - 94 vs 74 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6300 - 16 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Cyberpunk 2077.
Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i3-6300 Logo
Core i3-6300

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


FPS

74

78.72340425531915%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

94

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£249.97

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz

Buy for £249.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 138 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i3-6300 Logo
Core i3-6300

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-6300 Logo
Core i3-6300

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1262

55.03706934147405%

Multi-Core

2539

23.55287569573284%

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2293

100%

Multi-Core

10780

100%

Intel Core i3-6300

vs

Intel Core i7-12700

Sep 1st, 2015Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i3CollectionCore i7
SkylakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
8
4Threads
16
3.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.1 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
51 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
38.0x
Multiplier21.0x
Intel HD 530Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i3-6300 or Core i7-12700

Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive

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