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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF 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 i9-11900KF is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 15% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i3-8300 - 197 vs 172 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 i9-11900KF - £188.88 vs £234.33
- Up to 8% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-11900KF - £1.1 vs £1.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 62 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
197
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.19/FPS
92%
Price, £
£234.33
80%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
172
87%
Value, £/FPS
£1.1/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
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 170 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900KF | 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 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 62 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Core i3-8300
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
113 FPS
£10.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,164
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113 FPS
£9.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,048.8
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120 FPS
£10.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,239.6
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156 FPS
£9.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,492.8
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96 FPS
£10.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,029.99
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135 FPS
£10.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,426.8
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85 FPS
£13.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,111.2
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176 FPS
£11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,954.8
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96 FPS
£13.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,329.99
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85 FPS
£12.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,049.9
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