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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-10300 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-10300 is 806 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-8500 - 207 vs 204 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i3-10300 - $174.96 vs $199.06
- Up to 10% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i3-10300 - $0.86 vs $0.96 per FPS
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
207
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.96/FPS
89%
Price, $
$199.06
87%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Updated 9084 minutes ago
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
204
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$174.96
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for $174.96 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 9085 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-10300 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | 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 |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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