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Core i5-2500S vs Core i3-8100

Core i5-2500S vs Core i3-8100: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-8100

3.6 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $110 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2212 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-8100

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $110 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2212 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-8100 outperforms Core i5-2500S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-8100 is 2461 days newer than Core i5-2500S.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100

  • Performs up to 4% better in Rocket League than Core i5-2500S - 708 vs 678 FPS
This is a free version of Rocket League.
Rocket League

Rocket League

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

678

95%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Core i3-8100

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

708

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.16/FPS

100%

Price, $

$110

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $110 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2212 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Core i3-8100

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

586

47%

Multi-Core

1492

43%

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Core i3-8100

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1245

100%

Multi-Core

3405

100%

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Intel Core i5-2500S

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Intel Core i3-8100 Logo

Intel Core i3-8100

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Sandy BridgeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads4
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
27.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 2000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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