Intel Core i3-8350K vs Intel Core i7-6700

Intel Core i3-8350K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2018
Intel Core i3-8350K
Intel Core i7-6700
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i7-6700

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8350K
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    108%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8350K
    102%
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8350K
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    119%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-8350K

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

19% higher multi threaded performance.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-8350KIntel 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 i3-8350KIntel Core i7-6700
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsSkylake
Release DateJan 2018vsJul 2015

Cores

Intel Core i3-8350KIntel Core i7-6700
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i3-8350KIntel 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 i3-8350KIntel Core i7-6700
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vs
Die Size151mm²vsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-8350KIntel Core i7-6700
Cpu Frequency2800 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clock4000 MHzvs4000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-8350K
    4800 points
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    4600 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-8350K
    13440 points
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    18924 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-8350K
    673
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    802

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-8350K (simulated)
    172.22
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    168.5

points - higher is better