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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-10100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11500 is 320 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 15% better in Dirt 5 than Core i3-10100 - 210 vs 182 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $99.03 vs $218.99
- Up to 48% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i5-11500 - $0.54 vs $1.04 per FPS
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.04/FPS
51.92307692307693%
Price, $
$218.99
45%
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 i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
182
86.66666666666667%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.03
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1426
71.44288577154309%
Multi-Core
4215
56.775323275862064%
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Core i3-10100
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
26 FPS
$33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$857.96
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9 FPS
$88.89/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799.99
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26 FPS
$34.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$899.99
In Stock
26 FPS
$33.15/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$861.78
In Stock
70 FPS
$16.56/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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70 FPS
$18.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
In Stock
9 FPS
$38.89/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$349.99
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70 FPS
$19.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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70 FPS
$36.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
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70 FPS
$17.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
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