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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3210 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-3210 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1870 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3210.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 16% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-3210 - 142 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3210 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3210
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $70.0 vs $159.99
- Up to 50% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-8500 - $0.57 vs $1.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
142
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
50.442477876106196%
Price, $
$159.99
43%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 349404 minutes ago
Core i3-3210
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2013
FPS
122
85.91549295774648%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$70
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-3210 3.20GHz LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I33210
Buy for $70 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349403 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i3-3210
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-3210
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2013
Single-Core
509
36.69790915645277%
Multi-Core
1018
21.01568951279934%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i3-3210 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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