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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3220 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-3220 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6700 is 1031 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3220.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 7% better in Apex Legends than Core i3-3220 - 276 vs 257 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3220 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3220
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $79.0 vs $150.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-6700 - $0.31 vs $0.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
276
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
57.407407407407405%
Price, $
$150
52%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Updated 349153 minutes ago
Core i3-3220
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
257
93.11594202898551%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-3220 Processor (3M Cache, 3.30 GHz) BX80637i33220
Buy for $79 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349152 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i3-3220
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-3220
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
525
40.60324825986079%
Multi-Core
1085
26.207729468599034%
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i3-3220 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i3-3220
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
114 FPS
$7.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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