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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11400F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11400F is 1533 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 11% better in Battlefield V than Core i3-7100 - 258 vs 233 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i5-11400F - $70.0 vs $113.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing Battlefield V than Core i5-11400F - $0.3 vs $0.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-11400F - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
258
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
68.18181818181817%
Price, $
$113
61%
FPS 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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Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
233
90.31007751937985%
Value, $/FPS
$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$70
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100)
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Updated 349229 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1247
63.59000509943906%
Multi-Core
2440
32.07150368033649%
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i3-7100 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i3-7100
Battlefield V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
117 FPS
$8.54/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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113 FPS
$9.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,126.88
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101 FPS
$7.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$799
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100 FPS
$11.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,135.88
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75 FPS
$7.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
4 GB, N/A Storage
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$575.4
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100 FPS
$8.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$857.5
In Stock
100 FPS
$9.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$910.41
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123 FPS
$7.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$881.99
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75 FPS
$8.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$660.87
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123 FPS
$7.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
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