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Core i5-2500 vs Core i7-11700K

Core i5-2500 vs Core i7-11700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-11700K

3.6 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-11700K 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.6GHz Tuboboost: 4.9GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811700K

Buy for 559 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 648 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-11700K

3.6 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-11700K 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.6GHz Tuboboost: 4.9GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811700K

Buy for 559 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 648 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-11700K outperforms Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-11700K is 3719 days newer than Core i5-2500.

Advantages of Core i5-2500

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-11700K

  • Performs up to 182% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-2500 - 144 vs 51 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 16 vs 4 threads
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

51

35%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Core i7-11700K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

144

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.88/FPS

100%

Price, €

€559

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-11700K 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.6GHz Tuboboost: 4.9GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811700K

Buy for 559 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 648 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Core i7-11700K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

591

26%

Multi-Core

1692

17%

Core i7-11700K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2251

100%

Multi-Core

9904

100%

Core i5-2500

vs

Core i7-11700K

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameRocket Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
4Threads
16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 2000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 750
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-2500 or Core i7-11700K

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