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$200
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $134
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MSRP in USD: $134
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-13100 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-13100 is 1829 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-13100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-13100
- Performs up to 11% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-8700 - 148 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $138.98 vs $200.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-8700 - $0.94 vs $1.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i3-13100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$138.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-13100 Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) 12MB Cache, up to 4.5 GHz
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Updated 1730 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i3-13100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i3-13100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i3-13100
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
21 FPS
$39.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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6 FPS
$145/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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8 FPS
$93.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-13100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$749.99
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31 FPS
$23.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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30 FPS
$33.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i3-13100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999
In Stock
1 FPS
$1249/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
In Stock
1 FPS
$2499/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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