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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10105 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10105 is 1126 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10105
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-8500 - 145 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $89.95 vs $174.96
- Up to 49% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i5-8500 - $0.62 vs $1.22 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i3-10105
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
145
100%
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$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.95
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3 (10th Gen) i3-10105 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.70 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i3-10105
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i3-10105 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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