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In short — Core i3-6300 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-6300 is 1696 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i3-6300 - $29.52 vs $68.03
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6300
- Performs up to 2% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i5-2500 - 299 vs 292 FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 51 vs 95 Watts
Resident Evil Village
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Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Intel Boxed Core i3-6300 Dual Core Processor 3.8GHz LGA1151 BX80662I36300
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Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
589
46.67194928684628%
Multi-Core
1695
66.75856636471052%
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i3-6300 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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