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Core i5-2500K vs Core i7-10700K

Core i5-2500K vs Core i7-10700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-10700K 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 i7-10700K is 3399 days newer than Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700K - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700K

  • Performs up to 24% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-2500K - 216 vs 174 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Dota 2.
Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

174

80.55555555555556%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-10700K Logo
Core i7-10700K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

216

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€434

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-10700K (Basistakt: 3,80GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 125 Watt) Box

Buy for 434 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74888 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i7-10700K Logo
Core i7-10700K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

37.86635404454865%

Multi-Core

1921

23.59371161876689%

Intel Core i7-10700K Logo
Core i7-10700K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1706

100%

Multi-Core

8142

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Intel Core i5-2500K

vs
Intel Core i7-10700K Logo

Intel Core i7-10700K

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
4Threads
16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0xMultiplier
38.0x
Intel HD 3000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Core i7-10700K

Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking

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