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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3240 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-3240 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1990 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 10% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-3240 - 131 vs 119 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3240 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $41.0 vs $159.99
- Up to 72% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-8500 - $0.34 vs $1.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 55 vs 65 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
131
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
27.868852459016395%
Price, $
$159.99
25%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
119
90.83969465648855%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$41
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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In Stock
Updated 349746 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
554
39.94232155731795%
Multi-Core
1137
23.47233691164327%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| 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 | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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