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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 897 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 35% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-6100 - 27 vs 20 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-6100 - €7.85 vs €8.44 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - €168.88 vs €212.0
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
27
100%
Value, €/FPS
€7.85/FPS
100%
Price, €
€212
79%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel ® Core™ i5-8500 Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz) 3.00GHz 9MB processor - Processors (up to 4.10 GHz), 3.00 GHz, 14 nm, 9 MB, 4.10 GHz, DMI3, Coffee Lake)
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Intel® Core i3-6100 Processor (3M Cache, 3.70 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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