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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600 is 1533 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 7% better in Rocket League than Core i3-7100 - 755 vs 708 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - £64.99 vs £145.16
- Up to 53% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i5-11600 - £0.09 vs £0.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600 - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
755
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.19/FPS
47%
Price, £
£145.16
44%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
708
93%
Value, £/FPS
£0.09/FPS
100%
Price, £
£64.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3-7100 3.90 GHz CPU - Black
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In Stock
Updated 22 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | Intel Core i3-7100 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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