Intel Core i3-8120 vs Intel Core i7-6700

Intel Core i3-8120
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2018
Intel Core i3-8120
Intel Core i7-6700
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i7-6700

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8120
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    103%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8120
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    105%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8120
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    101%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-8120

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-6700.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6700

5% higher single threaded performance.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-8120Intel Core i7-6700
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
HTT
vPro

Architecture

Intel Core i3-8120Intel Core i7-6700
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsSkylake
Release DateSep 2018vsJul 2015

Cores

Intel Core i3-8120Intel Core i7-6700
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i3-8120Intel Core i7-6700
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-8120Intel Core i7-6700
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vs
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-8120Intel Core i7-6700
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsunknown
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-8120
    4440 points
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    4600 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-8120
    17760 points
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    18924 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-8120 (simulated)
    159.31
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    168.5

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-8120 (simulated)
    790.21
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    802

points - higher is better