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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-6300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-6300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 765 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6300
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $68.02 vs $157.0
- Up to 55% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-8700K - $0.4 vs $0.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 51 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 5% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i3-6300 - 179 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6300 - 12 vs 4 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
171
95.53072625698324%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$68.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i3-6300 Dual Core Processor 3.8GHz LGA1151 BX80662I36300
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Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
44.943820224719104%
Price, $
$157
43%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
Buy for $157 on Amazon
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Updated 80 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1262
79.77243994943109%
Multi-Core
2539
39.40710848983393%
Intel Core i3-6300 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-6300 or Core i7-8700K
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
74 FPS
$27.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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