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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400F 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 Core i5-10400F is 3399 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - €35.61 vs €91.6
- Up to 55% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-10400F - €0.29 vs €0.64 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 16% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-2500 - 143 vs 123 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
123
86%
Value, €/FPS
€0.29/FPS
100%
Price, €
€35.61
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Verwendeter 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop-Prozessor 3,3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Intel Core i5-10400F (Basistakt: 2,90GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65Watt) Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500 or Core i5-10400F
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
93 FPS
€7.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€725.25
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82 FPS
€9.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€799.9
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82 FPS
€7.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€650.74
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69 FPS
€10.42/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€719
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93 FPS
€9.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€869
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93 FPS
€9.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€909
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93 FPS
€9.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€859
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88 FPS
€9.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€839
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88 FPS
€13.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,159.9
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82 FPS
€9.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€779
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