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$199.99
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-13500 is 1785 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-13500 - $199.99 vs $244.85
- Up to 13% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-13500 - $0.72 vs $0.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i5-13500 - 62 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 7% better in Apex Legends than Core i3-8300 - 296 vs 276 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 20 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
276
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i5-13500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-8300 or Core i5-13500
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
107 FPS
$8.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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