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CA$43
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Prices and StockMSRP $134
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MSRP $134
Key Differences
In short — Core i3-14100 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-14100 is 4747 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Core i5-2500
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i3-14100 - CA$43.00 vs CA$169.00
- Up to 71% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i3-14100 - CA$0.28 vs CA$0.98 per FPS
Advantages of Core i3-14100
- Performs up to 12% better in Halo Infinite than Core i5-2500 - 172 vs 153 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
153
89%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.28/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$43
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
Buy for CA$43 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 345 minutes ago
Core i3-14100
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
172
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.98/FPS
29%
Price, CA$
CA$169
25%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i3-14100 Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) up to 4.7 GHz
Buy for CA$169 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 345 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i3-14100
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500 | vs | Core i3-14100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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