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Core i5-2500K vs Core i7-8700

Core i5-2500K vs Core i7-8700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 2549 days newer than Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700

  • Performs up to 8% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i5-2500K - 493 vs 458 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 12 vs 4 threads
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DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

458

92.90060851926978%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


FPS

493

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€233.64

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700 Prozessor (12 MB Cache, bis zu 3.2 GHz)

Buy for 233.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75420 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

42.69662921348314%

Multi-Core

1921

32.53175275190516%

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1513

100%

Multi-Core

5905

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Intel Core i5-2500K

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Intel Core i7-8700 Logo

Intel Core i7-8700

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Jan 1st, 2018
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier32.0x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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