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In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 407 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7300
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $129.0 vs $173.95
- Up to 25% better value when playing The Outer Worlds than Core i5-8500 - $0.64 vs $0.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 0% better in The Outer Worlds than Core i3-7300 - 204 vs 203 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7300 - 6 vs 4 threads
The Outer Worlds
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-7300 4GHz Skylake CPU LGA1151 Desktop Smart Cache Boxed
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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
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Ultra
Core i3-7300
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7300 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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