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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2551 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $169.99 vs $174.96
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 17% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i3-2120 - 127 vs 109 FPS
- Up to 12% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i3-2120 - $1.38 vs $1.56 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 6 vs 4 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
127
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$174.96
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2120 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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