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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-6300 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-6300 is 1696 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600S
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6300 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6300
- Performs up to 15% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-2600S - 126 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i7-2600S - $68.02 vs $235.0
- Up to 75% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-2600S - $0.54 vs $2.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600S - 51 vs 65 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
110
87.3015873015873%
Value, $/FPS
$2.14/FPS
25.233644859813086%
Price, $
$235
28%
Intel Core i7-2600S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600S
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Updated 73 minutes ago
Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
126
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$68.02
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i3-6300 Dual Core Processor 3.8GHz LGA1151 BX80662I36300
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Updated 73 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
583
46.19651347068146%
Multi-Core
1811
71.32729421031902%
Intel Core i7-2600S | vs | Intel Core i3-6300 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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