Intel Core i3-3220 vs Intel Core i7-6700

Intel Core i3-3220
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2012
Intel Core i3-3220
Intel Core i7-6700
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i7-6700

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    283%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    143%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    352%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-3220

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 43% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 252% 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 183% 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 i3-3220Intel Core i7-6700
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
Hyper-Threading
XD bit
VT-x
TXT
AVX2
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i7-6700
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR4
CodenameIvy BridgevsSkylake
Release DateSep 2012vsJul 2015

Cores

Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i7-6700
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2500vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i7-6700
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i7-6700
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp65°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA12Cvs
Die Size94mm²vsunknown
Process22 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i7-6700
Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP55 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    3399 points
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    4600 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    8157 points
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    18924 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark06 CPU

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    4019
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    8478

points - higher is better

Cinebench R10 32Bit Single

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    4626
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    6002.5

points - higher is better

Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    10193
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    24304.5

points - higher is better

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    1.38
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    1.93

points - higher is better

Cinebench R11.5 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    3.31
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    8.86

points - higher is better

SuperPI 1M

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    11.6
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    9.65

seconds - lower is better

wPrime 32

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    14.66
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    6.8

seconds - lower is better

WinRAR 4.0

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    2695
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    5412.5

MB/s - higher is better

x264 Pass 1

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    98.55
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    187.4

FPS - higher is better

x264 Pass 2

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    18.82
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    50.8

FPS - higher is better

TrueCrypt AES

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    0.32
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    4.45

GB/s

TrueCrypt Twofish

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    0.29
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    0.78

GB/s

TrueCrypt Serpent

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    0.17
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    0.46

GB/s

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-3220 (simulated)
    117.62
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    168.5

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-3220 (simulated)
    314.44
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    802

points - higher is better