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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 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 i5-11500 is 1533 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 6% better in Valheim than Core i3-7100 - 211 vs 199 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 68% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $70.0 vs $218.99
- Up to 66% better value when playing Valheim than Core i5-11500 - $0.35 vs $1.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-11500 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
211
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.04/FPS
33.65384615384615%
Price, $
$218.99
31%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
199
94.3127962085308%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/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 348899 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1247
62.474949899799604%
Multi-Core
2440
32.866379310344826%
Intel Core i5-11500 | 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 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Core i3-7100
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
61 FPS
$19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,159
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61 FPS
$21.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
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61 FPS
$21.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
In Stock
61 FPS
$41.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
In Stock
61 FPS
$20.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
In Stock
61 FPS
$20.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
In Stock
61 FPS
$18.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
In Stock
61 FPS
$19.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
In Stock
61 FPS
$21.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,289
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