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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10100 is 806 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Performs up to 1% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-8500 - 117 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $99.03 vs $159.99
- Up to 38% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-8500 - $0.85 vs $1.38 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
116
99.14529914529915%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/FPS
61.59420289855073%
Price, $
$159.99
61%
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
117
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.03
100%
FPS and 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
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i3-10100
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
30 FPS
$28.6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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19 FPS
$42.1/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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30 FPS
$30/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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30 FPS
$28.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$861.78
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19 FPS
$18.42/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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30 FPS
$24.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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