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Intel logo Core i7-6700
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Intel logo Core i3-3240

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General information Core i7-6700 Core i3-3240
Launched Q3 2015 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Skylake-S Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 55 W 15.4 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel HD Graphics 2500
Performance Core i7-6700 Core i3-3240
Overall Score 47827 0 % 34982 26.9 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 28 % 42.9 %
Benchmark Score 5232 0 % 1497 71.4 %
Single Thread Score 2287.4 0 % 1789.6 21.8 %
Encrypting Data 2763.5 MB/s 19.5 % 3432.9 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 111.8 MB/s 0 % 46.3 MB/s 58.6 %
String objects sorting 14661.9 thousand/s 0 % 6421.7 thousand/s 56.2 %
Prime numbers generation 27.1 millions/s 0 % 12.9 millions/s 52.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 25922.2 millions/s 0 % 10371.1 millions/s 60 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 15909 millions/s 0 % 5288.6 millions/s 66.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6700, Core i3-3240.

Average frames per second Core i7-6700 Core i3-3240
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 96.7 FPS 58.7 FPS
High settings 154.8 FPS 93.9 FPS
Medium settings 193.5 FPS 117.3 FPS
Low settings 241.8 FPS 146.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 39.3 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-6700 Core i3-3240
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 134.8 FPS 112.2 FPS
High settings 215.8 FPS 179.6 FPS
Medium settings 269.7 FPS 224.5 FPS
Low settings 337.1 FPS 280.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.8 %
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