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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2400S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2400S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2593 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2400S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 16% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-2400S - 142 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2400S - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400S
- 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
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
Buy for $159.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349393 minutes ago
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
122
85.91549295774648%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$70
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2400S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52400S
Buy for $70 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349392 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
496
35.760634462869504%
Multi-Core
1352
27.91081750619323%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i5-2400S |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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