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Core i5-2500K vs Core i7-965

Core i5-2500K vs Core i7-965: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-2500K outperforms Core i7-965 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500K is 783 days newer than Core i7-965.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Core i7-965 - 178 vs 176 FPS
  • Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-965 - 95 vs 130 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-965 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-965

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
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Stray

Stray

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

178

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

176

98.87640449438202%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€66.63

100%

Intel Core I7-965 I7 965 3,2 GHz Gebrauchter Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130W 8M LGA 1366

Buy for 66.63 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 278 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 i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

100%

Multi-Core

1921

100%

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

485

75.07739938080495%

Multi-Core

1683

87.61061946902655%

Intel Core i5-2500K

vs

Intel Core i7-965

Jan 9th, 2011
Release DateNov 17th, 2008
Core i5CollectionCore i7 Extreme
Sandy BridgeCodenameBloomfield
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1366
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.5 GHz
95 W
TDP130 W
32 nm
Process Size45 nm
33.0x
Multiplier24.0x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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