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Intel Core i3-6300 vs Intel Core i7-7740X

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 78 %
Intel Core i3-6300
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-7740X
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 47 %
Intel Core i3-6300
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-7740X
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-6300
2C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
1,247
Intel Core i7-7740X
4C / 8T · 4.50 GHz
1,497
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-6300
2C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
2,568
Intel Core i7-7740X
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
5,220
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-6300
2C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
940
Intel Core i7-7740X
4C / 8T · 4.50 GHz
1,277
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-6300
2C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
2,229
Intel Core i7-7740X
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
4,834
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-6300
2C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
156 cb
Intel Core i7-7740X
4C / 8T · 4.50 GHz
200 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-6300
2C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
403 cb
Intel Core i7-7740X
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
976 cb

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i3-6300Intel Core i7-7740X
FamilyIntel Core i3 (205)Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU groupIntel Core i 6000 (24)Intel Core i 7000X (9)
ArchitectureSkylake SSkylake X
Technology14 nm14 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1151LGA 2066
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Core i3-7300

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i3-6300Intel Core i7-7740X
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 44 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 4x
Frequency: 3.80 GHz 4.30 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 4.50 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 4.30 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache4.00 MB8.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i3-6300Intel Core i7-7740X
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 530no iGPU
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.15 GHz
CUs / Shader24 / 192 /
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory32 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ3/2015

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i3-6300Intel Core i7-7740X
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i3-6300Intel Core i7-7740X
MemoryDDR4-2133 (34.1 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR4-2666 (42.7 GB/s)
Max. Memory64 GB64 GB
Memory channels22
ECCYesNo
PCIe3.0 x 163.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth15.8 GB/s15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i3-6300Intel Core i7-7740X
TDP51 W112 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core i3-6300Intel Core i7-7740X
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release dateQ3/2015Q2/2017
Release price375 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i3-6300
Intel Core i3-6300
2C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
Intel Core i7-7740X
Intel Core i7-7740X
4C / 8T · 4.30 - 4.50 GHz

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