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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8300 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-8300 is 959 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700 - 62 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - $128.0 vs $199.99
- Up to 36% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i3-8300 - $0.55 vs $0.86 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 8 vs 4 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-8300 or Core i7-6700
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
103 FPS
$7.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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93 FPS
$8.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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