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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900K is 1533 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7300
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - $94.32 vs $193.77
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 51 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 174% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-7300 - 63 vs 23 FPS
- Up to 25% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-7300 - $3.41 vs $4.55 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7300 - 16 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-7300 4GHz Skylake CPU LGA1151 Desktop Smart Cache Boxed
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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
63
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.41/FPS
100%
Price, €
€215.08
48%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-7300
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7300 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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