Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms Core i3-3217U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2084 days newer than Core i3-3217U.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3217U
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 17 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 27% better in Dota 2 than Core i3-3217U - 203 vs 160 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3217U - 6 vs 4 threads
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Core i3-3217U
Mobile • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3217U | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel BGA 1023 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 1.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
17 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 18.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
