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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700F 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 i7-11700F is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 15% better in Minecraft than Core i3-8100 - 790 vs 689 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - $80.43 vs $190.77
- Up to 52% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-11700F - $0.13 vs $0.27 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
790
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.27/FPS
48%
Price, €
€211.76
42%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
689
87%
Value, €/FPS
€0.13/FPS
100%
Price, €
€89.28
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
Buy for €89.28 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11308 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700F | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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