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Core i7-8700K vs Core i3-7100

Core i7-8700K vs Core i3-7100: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

In Stock

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74401 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 275 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K

  • Performs up to 3% better in Saints Row than Core i3-7100 - 164 vs 159 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 64% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - £64.99 vs £181.02
  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 51 vs 95 Watts
This is a free version of Saints Row.
Saints Row

Saints Row

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

164

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£181.02

35%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74401 minutes ago

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Core i3-7100

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

159

96.95121951219512%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£64.99

100%

Intel Core I3-7100 3.90 GHz CPU - Black

Buy for £64.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74401 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i3-7100 Logo
Core i3-7100

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

100%

Multi-Core

6443

100%

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Core i3-7100

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1247

78.82427307206068%

Multi-Core

2440

37.87055719385379%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo

Intel Core i7-8700K

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Intel Core i3-7100

Oct 5th, 2017
Release DateJan 3rd, 2017
Core i7CollectionCore i3
Coffee LakeCodenameKaby Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
12
Threads4
3.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.9 GHz
4.7 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
95 WTDP
51 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
37.0xMultiplier
39.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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