Intel Core i3-11100B vs Intel Core i5-11600KF

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-11100B and Intel Core i5-11600KF processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i3-11100B

Intel Core i5-11600KF

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-11100B

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-11600KF

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3344 vs 2912
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19661 vs 11357

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3344 vs 2912
PassMark - CPU mark	19661 vs 11357

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-11100B
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-11600KF

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2912

3344

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11357

19661

Name	Intel Core i3-11100B	Intel Core i5-11600KF
PassMark - Single thread mark	2912	3344
PassMark - CPU mark	11357	19661
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6309

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-11100B	Intel Core i5-11600KF
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake	Rocket Lake
Launch date	Q2'21	16 Mar 2021
Place in performance rating	618	647
Processor Number	i3-11100B	i5-11600KF
Series	11th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors	11th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$237 - $247
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	4.90 GHz
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		1.5 MB
L3 cache		12 MB
Number of cores		6
Number of threads		12
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	50 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.40 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-up	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50mm x 26.5mm	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		3.60 GHz
Sockets supported		FCLGA1200
Thermal Solution		PCG 2019A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
PCI Express revision		4.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)