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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7100T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 407 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 50% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-7100T - 27 vs 18 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100T - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100T
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $66.82 vs $159.99
- Up to 37% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-8500 - $3.71 vs $5.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
27
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.93/FPS
62.563237774030355%
Price, $
$159.99
41%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i3-7100T
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
18
66.66666666666666%
Value, $/FPS
$3.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$66.82
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3 i3-7100T Dual-Core (2 Core) 3.40 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151OEM Pack - 512 KB
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In Stock
Updated 349411 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i3-7100T
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-7100T
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1116
80.46142754145637%
Multi-Core
2260
46.65565648224608%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i3-7100T |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
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 | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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