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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K 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 i9-11900K is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - £89.97 vs £262.99
- Up to 62% better value when playing Remnant II than Core i9-11900K - £1.03 vs £2.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 62 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 13% better in Remnant II than Core i3-8300 - 98 vs 87 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 16 vs 4 threads
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
87
88%
Value, £/FPS
£1.03/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 i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
98
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.68/FPS
38%
Price, £
£262.99
34%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Updated 140 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-8300 or Core i9-11900K
Remnant II, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
65 FPS
£20.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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