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    Intel Core i5-2500 vs Intel Core i3-2100

    Intel Core i5-2500
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3300 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
    Intel Core i5-2500
    Intel Core i3-2100
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3100 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2011
    Intel Core i3-2100

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      151%
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      123%
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      180%
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2500

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 23% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 80% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
    Around 51% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2100

    None
    Intel Core i5-2500

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2500

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    Intel Core i5-2500

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2500

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i5-2500Intel Core i3-2100
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    TXT
    VT-x
    VT-d
    AES-NI

    Architecture

    Intel Core i5-2500Intel Core i3-2100
    ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_SandyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameSandy BridgevsSandy Bridge
    Release DateJan 2011vsFeb 2011

    Cores

    Intel Core i5-2500Intel Core i3-2100
    Cores4vs2
    Threads4vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD 2000

    Cache

    Intel Core i5-2500Intel Core i3-2100
    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

    Physical

    Intel Core i5-2500Intel Core i3-2100
    SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA10
    Die Size216mm²vs131mm²
    Process32 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i5-2500Intel Core i3-2100
    Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs3100 MHz
    Turbo Clock3700 MHzvsnone
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP95 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      3700 points
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      3100 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      13200 points
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      7440 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      8723
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      4739

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      3043
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      2380

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      9579
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      5078

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      2809
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      2215

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Core i5-2500 (simulated)
      122
    • Intel Core i3-2100 (simulated)
      105.24

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • Intel Core i5-2500 (simulated)
      470
    • Intel Core i3-2100 (simulated)
      279.91

    points - higher is better

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