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In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-530 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2960 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-530.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-530
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $40.0 vs $136.25
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 17% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i3-530 - 174 vs 149 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-530 - 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-530 - 6 vs 4 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Intel Core i3-530 Processor 2.93 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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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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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i3-530
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-530 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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