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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $199.99 vs $232.0
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 62 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 24% better in New World than Core i3-8300 - 139 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing New World than Core i3-8300 - $1.67 vs $1.79 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 16 vs 4 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
139
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$232
86%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-8300 or Core i9-11900KF
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
89 FPS
$11.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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108 FPS
$30.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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89 FPS
$17.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599
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110 FPS
$29.09/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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62 FPS
$18.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,129
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108 FPS
$60.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6,499
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93 FPS
$20.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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