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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 and the cheaper Core i3-8300 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 2% better in Dota 2 than Core i3-8300 - 203 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - £86.88 vs £107.14
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 62 vs 65 Watts
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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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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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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1301
93.79956741167989%
Multi-Core
3825
78.96366639141206%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i3-8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 62 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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