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Core i3-8300 vs Core i5-2500K

Core i3-8300 vs Core i5-2500K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-8300 outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-8300 is 2593 days newer than Core i5-2500K.

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
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

309

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

299

96%

Value, €/FPS

€0.17/FPS

100%

Price, €

€49.97

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i5-2500K Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz)

Buy for 49.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 279 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1301

100%

Multi-Core

3825

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

49%

Multi-Core

1921

50%

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo

Intel Core i3-8300

vs
Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Intel Core i5-2500K

Feb 14th, 2018
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads4
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
62 W
TDP95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
37.0x
Multiplier33.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 3000
NoOverclockable
Yes

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