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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-660 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10100 is 3766 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-660.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-660
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 73 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Performs up to 6% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-660 - 226 vs 213 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i5-660 - $93.74 vs $149.95
- Up to 41% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i5-660 - $0.41 vs $0.7 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-660 - 8 vs 4 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-660 Processor 3.33 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
226
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$93.74
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-660 | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-660 or Core i3-10100
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
59 FPS
$14.94/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
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Core i3-10100
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$8.75/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$22.34/FPS
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Core i3-10100
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