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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-7100T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 551 days older than the more expensive Core i3-7100T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 5% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i3-7100T - 45 vs 43 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i3-7100T - $39.5 vs $51.6
- Up to 27% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i3-7100T - $0.88 vs $1.2 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100T
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
45
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Intel Core i3 i3-7100T Dual-Core (2 Core) 3.40 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151OEM Pack - 512 KB
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i3-7100T
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i3-7100T |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i3-7100T
Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
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GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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