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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900F is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $199.99 vs $210.0
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900F - 62 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 9% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i3-8300 - 377 vs 345 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i3-8300 - $0.56 vs $0.58 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 16 vs 4 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
377
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-8300 or Core i9-11900F
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
228 FPS
$4.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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