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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $213
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-7300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600 is 551 days older than the more expensive Core i3-7300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7300
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 3% better in League of Legends than Core i3-7300 - 148 vs 143 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i3-7300 - $79.0 vs $129.0
- Up to 41% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i3-7300 - $0.53 vs $0.9 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i3-7300 4GHz Skylake CPU LGA1151 Desktop Smart Cache Boxed
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Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-7300
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7300 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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