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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 199 days older than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $145.0 vs $174.96
- Up to 18% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i5-8500 - $0.58 vs $0.71 per FPS
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i3-9100 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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