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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-6300 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-4170 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-4170 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-6300 is 488 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4170.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6300
- Performs up to 2% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-4170 - 214 vs 210 FPS
- Consumes up to 6% less energy than Intel Core i3-4170 - 51 vs 54 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4170
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i3-6300 - $41.6 vs $92.54
- Up to 53% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i3-6300 - $0.2 vs $0.43 per FPS
Borderlands 3
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Boxed Core i3-6300 Dual Core Processor 3.8GHz LGA1151 BX80662I36300
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Intel Core i3-4170
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i3-4170
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6300 | vs | Intel Core i3-4170 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
51 W | TDP | 54 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4400 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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