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Core i5-8500 vs Core i3-2100

Core i5-8500 vs Core i3-2100: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $136.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74947 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-2100

3.1 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-2100 Logo
Intel Core i3-2100 Dual-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32100

Buy for $49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74946 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $136.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74947 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-2100

3.1 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-2100 Logo
Intel Core i3-2100 Dual-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32100

Buy for $49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74946 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2551 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2100.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Performs up to 15% better in Lost Ark than Core i3-2100 - 256 vs 223 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2100 - 6 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-2100

  • Up to 64% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $49.0 vs $136.25
This is a free version of Lost Ark.
Lost Ark

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

256

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$136.25

35%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $136.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74947 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-2100 Logo
Core i3-2100

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


FPS

223

87.109375%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$49

100%

Intel Core i3-2100 Dual-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32100

Buy for $49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74946 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Intel Core i3-2100 Logo
Core i3-2100

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

100%

Multi-Core

4844

100%

Intel Core i3-2100 Logo
Core i3-2100

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


Single-Core

466

33.59769286229272%

Multi-Core

954

19.694467382328654%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Intel Core i5-8500

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Intel Core i3-2100 Logo

Intel Core i3-2100

Feb 14th, 2018
Release DateFeb 20th, 2011
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Coffee LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
6
Threads4
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.1 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP65 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
30.0xMultiplier
31.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000
NoOverclockableNo

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