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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-10300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700K is 320 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - $199.06 vs $280.9
- Up to 24% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-11700K - $0.9 vs $1.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 7% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-10300 - 238 vs 222 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10300 - 16 vs 8 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
222
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.06
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
238
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.18/FPS
76%
Price, $
$280.9
70%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-10300 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-10300 or Core i7-11700K
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
148 FPS
$20.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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146 FPS
$19.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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110 FPS
$31.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,499
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