Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10500 is 3399 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Performs up to 19% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-2600 - 146 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i7-2600 - $163.27 vs $168.14
- Up to 18% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-2600 - $1.24 vs $1.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600 - 12 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
146
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.24/FPS
100%
Price, €
€181.23
100%
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10500 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600 |
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Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Comet Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
No | Overclockable | No |