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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-3210 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 912 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-3210.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3210
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 9% better in Valorant than Core i3-3210 - 751 vs 688 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i3-3210 - $39.5 vs $70.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Valorant than Core i3-3210 - $0.05 vs $0.1 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-3210 3.20GHz LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I33210
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Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
751
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-3210
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2013
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3210 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-3210 or Core i5-6500
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
337 FPS
$1.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649.99
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396 FPS
$1.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$729.99
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