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In short — Core i5-10500 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 i5-10500 is 3161 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2130.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2130
- Up to 96% cheaper than Core i5-10500 - £7.96 vs £179.99
- Up to 94% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-10500 - £0.07 vs £1.23 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Performs up to 20% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-2130 - 146 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2130 - 12 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-2130 3.40 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread 3 MB Cache 65 W CPU Processor LGA 1155
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Intel Core i5-10500 (base clock: 3.10GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65Watt) box
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
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Core i3-2130
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2130 | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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