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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2130 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-2130 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2500 is 238 days older than the cheaper Core i3-2130.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i3-2130 - 164 vs 163 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2130
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - $20.46 vs $21.58
- Up to 7% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-2500 - $0.14 vs $0.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
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Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
164
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.15/FPS
93.33333333333334%
Price, €
€23.95
94%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Core i3-2130
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
163
99.39024390243902%
Value, €/FPS
€0.14/FPS
100%
Price, €
€22.71
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-2130 Dual-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32130
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Updated 344 minutes ago
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Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i3-2130
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i3-2130 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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