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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9500F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10100 is 373 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9500F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i5-9500F - £84.04 vs £234.95
- Up to 65% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-9500F - £0.44 vs £1.24 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500F - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9500F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500F
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
190
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.44/FPS
100%
Price, £
£84.04
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i5-9500F Processor 3 GHz 9 MB Case Smart Cache
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-9500F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-10100 | vs | Intel Core i5-9500F |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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