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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $138
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700 is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - £89.97 vs £249.99
- Up to 62% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-11700 - £0.5 vs £1.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700 - 62 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 5% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i3-8300 - 190 vs 181 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 16 vs 4 threads
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
181
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.5/FPS
100%
Price, £
£89.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8300 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 91W, BX80684I38300
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
190
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.32/FPS
37%
Price, £
£249.99
35%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Updated 168 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-8300 or Core i7-11700
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
85 FPS
£11.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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