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Core i3-3250 vs Core i5-8500

Core i3-3250 vs Core i5-8500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms Core i3-3250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1711 days newer than Core i3-3250.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-3250

  • Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 55 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Performs up to 6% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i3-3250 - 200 vs 189 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3250 - 6 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of HITMAN 3.
HITMAN 3

HITMAN 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-3250 Logo
Core i3-3250

Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013


FPS

189

94.5%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

200

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$285.49

100%

FPS Winner

Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6

Buy for CA$285.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75415 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-3250 Logo
Core i3-3250

Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-3250 Logo
Core i3-3250

Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013


Single-Core

532

38.35616438356164%

Multi-Core

1130

23.32782824112304%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

100%

Multi-Core

4844

100%

Intel Core i3-3250 Logo

Intel Core i3-3250

vs
Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Intel Core i5-8500

Jun 9th, 2013Release Date
Feb 14th, 2018
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Ivy BridgeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
6
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
55 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
35.0x
Multiplier30.0x
Intel HD 2500Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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