Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11400 is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Performs up to 16% better in Rust than Core i3-8100 - 219 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-11400 - $110.0 vs $136.5
- Up to 5% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-11400 - $0.59 vs $0.62 per FPS
Rust
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400 | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
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Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |