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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10300 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10300 and the more expensive Core i5-10500 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10300 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300
- Performs up to 1% better in Rust than Core i5-10500 - 202 vs 200 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-10500 - £147.3 vs £179.99
- Up to 19% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-10500 - £0.73 vs £0.9 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-10500 (base clock: 3.10GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65Watt) box
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Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
202
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.73/FPS
100%
Price, £
£147.3
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10500 | vs | Intel Core i3-10300 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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