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Core i3-8350K vs Core i5-8500

Core i3-8350K vs Core i5-8500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-8350K outperforms Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-8350K is 132 days older than Core i5-8500.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8350K

  • Performs up to 2% better in World of Warcraft than Core i5-8500 - 185 vs 182 FPS

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i3-8350K - 65 vs 91 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8350K - 6 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of World of Warcraft.
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i3-8350K Logo
Core i3-8350K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

185

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

182

98%

Value, $/FPS

$0.95/FPS

100%

Price, $

$172.92

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $172.92 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 164 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i3-8350K Logo
Core i3-8350K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8350K Logo
Core i3-8350K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1474

100%

Multi-Core

4238

87%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

94%

Multi-Core

4844

100%

Intel Core i3-8350K Logo

Intel Core i3-8350K

vs
Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Intel Core i5-8500

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Feb 14th, 2018
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
6
4.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
91 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
40.0x
Multiplier30.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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