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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-8100T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 1079 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-8100T.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100T
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-11500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 6% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i3-8100T - 127 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i3-8100T - $145.99 vs $204.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i3-8100T - $1.15 vs $1.7 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100T - 12 vs 4 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel CM8068403377415 Core i3-8100T Prcsr Tray
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
127
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-8100T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8100T | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-8100T or Core i5-11500
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
38 FPS
$33.92/FPS
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Core i5-11500
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Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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$30.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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$31.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
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$31.82/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$33.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,289
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$38.39/FPS
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