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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10105F 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 i3-10105F is 1126 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10105F
- Performs up to 1% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-8500 - 114 vs 113 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $85.13 vs $174.96
- Up to 52% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-8500 - $0.75 vs $1.55 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-10105F doesn't have integrated graphics
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-10105F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
114
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$85.13
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-10105F 4-Core Comet Lake Processor 3.70GHz 8GT/s 6MB LGA 1200 CPU Retail
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-10105F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-10105F | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-10105F or Core i5-8500
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
7 FPS
$92.86/FPS
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Core i3-10105F
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GeForce GT 1030
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Radeon RX 6500 XT
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