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Core i7-3820 vs Core i5-2500

Core i7-3820 vs Core i5-2500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-3820 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 i7-3820 is 400 days newer than Core i5-2500.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820

  • Performs up to 1% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-2500 - 200 vs 199 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 8 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500

  • Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 95 vs 130 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3820 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo
Core i7-3820

Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012


FPS

200

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

199

99%

Value, €/FPS

€0.18/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

Buy for 35.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 113 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo
Core i7-3820

Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo
Core i7-3820

Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012


Single-Core

617

100%

Multi-Core

2299

100%

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

589

95%

Multi-Core

1695

73%

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo

Intel Core i7-3820

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Intel Core i5-2500 Logo

Intel Core i5-2500

Feb 13th, 2012
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Sandy Bridge ECodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 2011SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
8
Threads4
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
130 WTDP
95 W
32 nmProcess Size32 nm
36.0x
Multiplier33.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 2000
Yes
OverclockableNo

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