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Core i5-2500S vs Core i3-530

Core i5-2500S vs Core i3-530: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $113

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-2500S outperforms Core i3-530 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500S is 367 days newer than Core i3-530.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500S

  • Performs up to 6% better in Dota 2 than Core i3-530 - 172 vs 163 FPS
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-530 - 65 vs 73 Watts
This is a free version of Dota 2.
Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

172

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Core i3-530

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


FPS

163

94.76744186046511%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Core i3-530

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

586

100%

Multi-Core

1492

100%

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Core i3-530

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


Single-Core

360

61.43344709897611%

Multi-Core

755

50.60321715817694%

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo

Intel Core i5-2500S

vs
Intel Core i3-530 Logo

Intel Core i3-530

Jan 9th, 2011
Release DateJan 7th, 2010
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Sandy BridgeCodenameClarkdale
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4
Cores2
4Threads4
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.9 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 W
TDP73 W
32 nmProcess Size32 nm
27.0x
Multiplier22.0x
Intel HD 2000Integrated GraphicsIntel HD
NoOverclockableNo

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