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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $117
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i3-8100 - 326 vs 308 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - €151.03 vs €195.09
- Up to 18% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-11600K - €0.49 vs €0.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
326
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.6/FPS
81.66666666666667%
Price, €
€195.09
77%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Prozessor 6 Kerne bis zu 4,9 GHz entsperrt LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipsatz) 125W
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Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
308
94.47852760736197%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€151.03
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8100 Prozessor (6 MB Cache, 3,60 GHz)
Buy for €151.03 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 58290 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1245
56.95333943275389%
Multi-Core
3405
39.68994055251195%
Intel Core i5-11600K | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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