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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600 is 2551 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2100
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $49.0 vs $105.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 2900% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-2100 - 30 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 93% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-2100 - $3.5 vs $49.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2100 - 6 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-2100
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
1
3.3333333333333335%
Value, $/FPS
$49/FPS
7.142857142857142%
Price, $
$49
100%
Intel Core i3-2100 Dual-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32100
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Updated 1797 minutes ago
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
30
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$105
46%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-2100
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2100
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Single-Core
466
32.005494505494504%
Multi-Core
954
18.977521384523573%
Intel Core i3-2100 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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