Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1441 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 9% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8500 - 238 vs 218 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $69.45 vs $122.62
- Up to 48% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8500 - $0.32 vs $0.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
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Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
238
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.32/FPS
100%
Price, €
€77.09
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
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Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 8 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 58 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |