Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3330S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1990 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3330S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3330S
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $149.95 vs $174.96
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 18% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-3330S - 129 vs 109 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-3330S - $1.36 vs $1.38 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3330S - 6 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
Updated 4384 minutes ago
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
129
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$174.96
85%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3330S | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
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Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |