Buy on Amazon
€175.05
In Stock
Prices and Stock
Prices and Stock
Prices and Stock
Prices and Stock
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700K 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 i7-11700K is 3719 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Core i5-2500
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - $175.05 vs $261.20
- Up to 15% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-11700K - $1.40 vs $1.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 27% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-2500 - 159 vs 125 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
125
79%
Value, €/FPS
€1.4/FPS
100%
Price, €
€175.05
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
Buy for €175.05 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 212 minutes ago
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
159
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.64/FPS
85%
Price, €
€261.2
67%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
Buy for €261.2 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 221 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500 | vs | Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-2500 or Core i7-11700K
With selected game settings
130 FPS
€20.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€2,601.8
In Stock
104 FPS
€17.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€1,801.79
In Stock
Popular Core i5-2500 and Core i7-11700K Comparisons
Compare 2 Processors in Games
Core i7-11700K
€261.2
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
€127.03
Core i7-11700K
€261.2
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
€75.16
Core i7-11700K
€261.2
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
€103.6
Core i7-11700K
€261.2
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
€187.02
Core i7-11700K
€261.2
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
€248.43
Core i7-11700K
€261.2
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
€166.65
Core i7-11700K
€261.2
vs
Core i7-12700KF
€152.23
Core i7-11700K
€261.2
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
€234.23
Core i7-11700K
€261.2
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
€150.45
Core i7-11700K
€261.2
vs
Core i7-12700K
€175.66
Core i5-2500
€175.05
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
€187.02
Core i5-2500
€175.05
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
€248.43
Core i5-2500
€175.05
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
€166.65
Core i5-2500
€175.05
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
€234.23
Core i5-2500
€175.05
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
€318.07
Core i5-2500
€175.05
vs
Core i7-12700K
€175.66
Core i5-2500
€175.05
vs
Core i9-12900K
€240.28
Core i5-2500
€175.05
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
€297.25
Core i5-2500
€175.05
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
€248.77
Core i5-2500
€175.05
vs
Core i7-14700K
€299.54