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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1441 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 10% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8500 - 205 vs 187 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - €87.90 vs €149.97
- Up to 46% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8500 - €0.43 vs €0.80 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-8500 6 core fino a 4,1 GHz Turbo LGA1151 Serie 300 65W
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
205
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.43/FPS
100%
Price, €
€87.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-12100F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 12M, fino a 4,30 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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