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Core i3-530 vs Core i5-2500

Core i3-530 vs Core i5-2500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-2500 outperforms Core i3-530 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500 is 367 days newer than Core i3-530.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-530

  • Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 73 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500

  • Performs up to 1% better in Valheim than Core i3-530 - 191 vs 189 FPS
This is a free version of Valheim.
Valheim

Valheim

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Core i3-530

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


FPS

189

98.95287958115183%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

191

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$54.96

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155

Buy for CA$54.96 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75632 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Core i3-530

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Core i3-530

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


Single-Core

360

61.120543293718164%

Multi-Core

755

44.54277286135693%

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

589

100%

Multi-Core

1695

100%

Intel Core i3-530 Logo

Intel Core i3-530

vs
Intel Core i5-2500 Logo

Intel Core i5-2500

Jan 7th, 2010Release Date
Jan 9th, 2011
Core i3CollectionCore i5
ClarkdaleCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1156SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
4Threads4
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
73 W
TDP95 W
32 nmProcess Size32 nm
22.0xMultiplier
33.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000
NoOverclockableNo

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