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£164
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1420 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 21% better in Dota 2 than Core i3-8300 - 242 vs 200 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - £164.0 vs £188.88
- Up to 28% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i3-8300 - £0.68 vs £0.94 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 62 vs 65 Watts
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
242
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.68/FPS
100%
Price, £
£164
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz
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Intel Core i3-8300 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 91W, BX80684I38300
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Updated 92 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i3-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 62 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i3-8300
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
170 FPS
£4.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£790.75
In Stock
182 FPS
£5.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999
In Stock
182 FPS
£4.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£899.99
In Stock
147 FPS
£3.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£564.07
In Stock
182 FPS
£5.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£950
In Stock
147 FPS
£7.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,135.45
In Stock
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