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Core i5-2500K vs Core i7-6900K

Core i5-2500K vs Core i7-6900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 1969 days newer than Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K

  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K

  • Performs up to 16% better in Rust than Core i5-2500K - 188 vs 162 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Rust.
Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

162

86%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

188

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.32/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$248.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel BX80671I76900K Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor, Gray

Buy for CA$248.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 195 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

51%

Multi-Core

1921

26%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1252

100%

Multi-Core

7118

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Intel Core i5-2500K

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Intel Core i7-6900K Logo

Intel Core i7-6900K

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
May 31st, 2016
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameBroadwell-E
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
4Threads
16
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
95 W
TDP140 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier32.0x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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