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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-9100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-9100 is 199 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $145.0 vs $171.94
- Up to 15% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-8500 - $0.8 vs $0.94 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 6 vs 4 threads
World of Warcraft
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1920 x 1080
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Maximum
Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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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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Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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