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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $134
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-13100 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 i3-13100 is 1785 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-13100
- Performs up to 31% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i5-8500 - 132 vs 101 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $138.98 vs $174.96
- Up to 39% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i5-8500 - $1.05 vs $1.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i3-13100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
132
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$138.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-13100 Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) 12MB Cache, up to 4.5 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i3-13100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i3-13100 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i3-13100
Assassin's Creed Mirage, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
33 FPS
$22.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-13100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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52 FPS
$19.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i3-13100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999
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