Core i3-10100 vs Core i5-11400

Prices and Stock

Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100

Prices and Stock
MSRP $182

Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-11400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-10100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11400 is 320 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10100.

Advantages of Core i3-10100

Up to 34% cheaper than Core i5-11400 - $91.99 vs $139.99
Up to 29% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-11400 - $0.50 vs $0.70 per FPS

Advantages of Core i5-11400

Performs up to 9% better in World of Warcraft than Core i3-10100 - 201 vs 184 FPS
Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 12 vs 8 threads

This is a free version of World of Warcraft.

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

184

92%

Value, $/FPS

$0.50/FPS

100%

Price, $

$91.99

152%

Value Winner

Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100

Buy for $91.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 341 minutes ago

Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

201

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.70/FPS

71%

Price, $

$139.99

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $139.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 341 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Ultra

156

FPS

168

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Maximum

184

FPS

201

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

549

FPS

615

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Very High

184

FPS

246

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

675

FPS

730

FPS

Minecraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1434

73%

Multi-Core

4229

58%

Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

1963

100%

Multi-Core

7284

100%

Core i3-10100	vs	Core i5-11400
Apr 30th, 2020	Release Date	Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3	Collection	Core i5
Comet Lake	Codename	Rocket Lake
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	6
8	Threads	12
3.6 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.6 GHz
4.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz
95 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
36.0x	Multiplier	26.0x
UHD Graphics 630	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 730
No	Overclockable	No