Intel Core i7-3770S vs Intel Core i7-6700

Intel Core i7-3770S
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2012
Intel Core i7-3770S
Intel Core i7-6700
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i7-6700

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770S
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    128%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770S
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    121%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770S
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    135%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3770S

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

Much higher single threaded performance (around 21% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 35% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 28% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i7-6700

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6700

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-6700

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6700

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-3770SIntel Core i7-6700
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
AVX2
HTT
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-3770SIntel Core i7-6700
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR4
CodenameIvy BridgevsSkylake
Release DateApr 2012vsJul 2015

Cores

Intel Core i7-3770SIntel Core i7-6700
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4000vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i7-3770SIntel Core i7-6700
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-3770SIntel Core i7-6700
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp69°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA12Cvs
Die Size160mm²vsunknown
Process22 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-3770SIntel Core i7-6700
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clock3900 MHzvs4000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3770S
    4017 points
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    4600 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3770S
    15326 points
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    18924 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3770S (simulated)
    139
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    168.5

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3770S (simulated)
    590.77
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    802

points - higher is better