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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 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 i3-12100 is 1420 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 22% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-8500 - 173 vs 142 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $116.99 vs $159.99
- Up to 40% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-8500 - $0.68 vs $1.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
142
82.08092485549133%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
60.17699115044248%
Price, $
$159.99
73%
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 349270 minutes ago
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
173
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$116.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack, Blue
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Updated 349270 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
64.54164727780363%
Multi-Core
4844
70.43769085356986%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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