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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10500 is 806 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-10500 - £89.97 vs £179.99
- Up to 49% better value when playing Valheim than Core i5-10500 - £0.45 vs £0.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i5-10500 - 62 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Performs up to 2% better in Valheim than Core i3-8300 - 203 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 12 vs 4 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
199
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.45/FPS
100%
Price, £
£89.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8300 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 91W, BX80684I38300
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Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
203
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.89/FPS
50%
Price, £
£179.99
49%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-10500 (base clock: 3.10GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65Watt) box
Buy for £179.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 114 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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