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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $113
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MSRP in USD: $113
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-530 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700 is 4086 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-530.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 5200% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-530 - 53 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 91% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-530 - $4.16 vs $45.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-530 - 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-530 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-530
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $45.0 vs $220.47
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
53
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$220.47
20%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i3-530 Processor 2.93 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-530
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i3-530 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 73 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i3-530
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-11700
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Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-11700
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