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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $117
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 88 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 18% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i3-8100 - 107 vs 91 FPS
- Up to 11% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i3-8100 - $1.31 vs $1.48 per 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 4% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $135.0 vs $140.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
107
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
96%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 3659 minutes ago
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
91
85.04672897196261%
Value, $/FPS
$1.48/FPS
88.51351351351352%
Price, $
$135
100%
Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
Buy for $135 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3658 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1245
82.28684732319894%
Multi-Core
3405
57.66299745977985%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i3-8100
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
1 FPS
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Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$2499/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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