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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i3-7300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 1533 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-7300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7300
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-11400F - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 10% better in Battlefield V than Core i3-7300 - 258 vs 234 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i3-7300 - $115.99 vs $129.0
- Up to 18% better value when playing Battlefield V than Core i3-7300 - $0.45 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7300 - 12 vs 4 threads
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-7300 4GHz Skylake CPU LGA1151 Desktop Smart Cache Boxed
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
258
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-7300
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7300 | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-7300 or Core i5-11400F
Battlefield V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
113 FPS
$9.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,082
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75 FPS
$9.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$687.99
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100 FPS
$11.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,115
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100 FPS
$8.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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88 FPS
$5.11/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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123 FPS
$7.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$911
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123 FPS
$8.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,071.99
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117 FPS
$7.69/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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113 FPS
$10.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,229.11
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123 FPS
$7.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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