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Core i3-8109U vs Core i5-12500

Core i3-8109U vs Core i5-12500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Core i3-8109U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1370 days newer than Core i3-8109U.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8109U

  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 28 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500

  • Performs up to 33% better in Dirt 5 than Core i3-8109U - 226 vs 170 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8109U - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Dirt 5.
Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i3-8109U Logo
Core i3-8109U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018


FPS

170

75%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

226

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.88/FPS

100%

Price, €

€199

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz

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In Stock

Updated 159 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i3-8109U Logo
Core i3-8109U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8109U Logo
Core i3-8109U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018


Single-Core

1161

50%

Multi-Core

2396

26%

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2311

100%

Multi-Core

9079

100%

Intel Core i3-8109U Logo

Intel Core i3-8109U

vs
Intel Core i5-12500 Logo

Intel Core i5-12500

Apr 5th, 2018Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1356SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed3.0 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
28 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
30.0xMultiplier30.0x
Iris Pro PlusIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i3-8109U or Core i5-12500

Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High

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