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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 1533 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7300
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $129.0 vs $140.0
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600 - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 80% better in League of Legends than Core i3-7300 - 258 vs 143 FPS
- Up to 40% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i3-7300 - $0.54 vs $0.9 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7300 - 12 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i3-7300 4GHz Skylake CPU LGA1151 Desktop Smart Cache Boxed
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
258
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
92%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-7300
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7300 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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