Core i5-11600KF vs Core i3-10100

Prices and Stock
MSRP $237

Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

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

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-11600KF 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 i5-11600KF is 320 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10100.

Advantages of Core i5-11600KF

Performs up to 22% better in Starfield than Core i3-10100 - 72 vs 59 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i3-10100

Up to 56% cheaper than Core i5-11600KF - $91.99 vs $207.41
Up to 46% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-11600KF - $1.56 vs $2.88 per FPS
Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Starfield.

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.88/FPS

54%

Price, $

$207.41

44%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for $207.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77 minutes ago

Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

82%

Value, $/FPS

$1.56/FPS

100%

Price, $

$91.99

100%

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 76 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

1920 x 1080

Very High

184

FPS

275

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Very High

304

FPS

343

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

208

FPS

237

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

High

768

FPS

861

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

High

193

FPS

229

FPS

Rust

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2221

100%

Multi-Core

8675

100%

Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1434

65%

Multi-Core

4229

49%

Core i5-11600KF	vs	Core i3-10100
Mar 16th, 2021	Release Date	Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5	Collection	Core i3
Rocket Lake	Codename	Comet Lake
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	4
12	Threads	8
3.9 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
4.9 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz
125 W	TDP	95 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
39.0x	Multiplier	36.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 630
Yes	Overclockable	No