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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $138
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MSRP in USD: $138
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 1126 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 4% better in Fortnite than Core i3-8300 - 234 vs 225 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - $115.99 vs $199.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i3-8300 - $0.5 vs $0.88 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i5-11400F - 62 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
234
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/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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Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i3-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 62 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i3-8300
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
80 FPS
$13.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,082
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69 FPS
$16.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,115
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46 FPS
$14.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$687.99
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46 FPS
$14.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$659.99
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58 FPS
$7.76/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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89 FPS
$10.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$911
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89 FPS
$10.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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89 FPS
$12.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,071.99
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84 FPS
$10.71/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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80 FPS
$15.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,229.11
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