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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $138
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F 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 i9-11900F is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 5% better in Dead Space than Core i3-8300 - 158 vs 151 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - £176.66 vs £218.66
- Up to 15% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i9-11900F - £1.17 vs £1.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900F - 62 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
158
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.38/FPS
84%
Price, £
£218.66
80%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
151
95%
Value, £/FPS
£1.17/FPS
100%
Price, £
£176.66
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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Updated 146 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900F | vs | Intel Core i3-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | 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 | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 62 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900F or Core i3-8300
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
95 FPS
£13.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,306.95
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62 FPS
£14.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£914.99
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158 FPS
£18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,843.95
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95 FPS
£15.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,429.95
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