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Prices and StockMSRP $232
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MSRP $232
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-14500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-14500 is 4747 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Core i7-2600K
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i5-14500 - $173.08 vs $205.73
- Up to 14% better value when playing Control than Core i5-14500 - $0.87 vs $1.01 per FPS
Advantages of Core i5-14500
- Performs up to 3% better in Control than Core i7-2600K - 204 vs 198 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 20 vs 8 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
198
97%
Value, €/FPS
€0.87/FPS
100%
Price, €
€173.08
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
Buy for €173.08 on Amazon
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Intel® Core™ i5-14500 Desktop Processor, 14 Cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5 GHz
Buy for €205.73 on Amazon
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-14500
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600K | vs | Core i5-14500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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