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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 7700 is 4388 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Core i5-2500
- Up to 57% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700 - CA$189.88 vs CA$438.98
- Up to 3% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 7 7700 - CA$0.75 vs CA$0.77 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700
- Performs up to 125% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-2500 - 569 vs 253 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
253
44%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$189.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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Ryzen 7 7700
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
569
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.77/FPS
97%
Price, CA$
CA$438.98
43%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for CA$438.98 on Amazon
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Updated 56 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 7 7700
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500 | vs | Ryzen 7 7700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-2500 or Ryzen 7 7700
With selected game settings
442 FPS
CA$4.27/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$4.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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448 FPS
CA$5.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$4.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
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16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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