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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $138
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8300 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-8300 is 2593 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - £37.72 vs £188.88
- Up to 79% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i3-8300 - £0.13 vs £0.61 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-2500K - 309 vs 299 FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 62 vs 95 Watts
Forza Horizon 4
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
299
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.13/FPS
100%
Price, £
£37.72
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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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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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i3-8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 62 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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