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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 19% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-8100 - 163 vs 137 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 27% cheaper than Core i5-11400 - $110.0 vs $150.95
- Up to 14% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-11400 - $0.8 vs $0.93 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
163
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
86.02150537634408%
Price, $
$150.95
72%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Updated 349038 minutes ago
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
137
84.04907975460122%
Value, $/FPS
$0.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$110
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
Buy for $110 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349038 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1245
64.17525773195877%
Multi-Core
3405
46.64383561643836%
Intel Core i5-11400 | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
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 |
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