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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-8100T outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-8100T is 2640 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100T
- Performs up to 13% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-2500K - 110 vs 97 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $178.02 vs $390.81
- Up to 60% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i5-2500K - $1.62 vs $4.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 35 vs 95 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8100T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
110
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core I3-8100T I3 8100T 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Quad-Thread CPU Processor 6M 35WLGA 1151
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Updated 361166 minutes ago
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
97
88.18181818181819%
Value, $/FPS
$4.03/FPS
40.198511166253105%
Price, $
$390.81
45%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
Buy for $390.81 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361164 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8100T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
60.205032618825726%
Multi-Core
1921
63.46217376940866%
Intel Core i3-8100T | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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