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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 3719 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 8% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-2500 - 321 vs 298 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - $84.1 vs $142.07
- Up to 45% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-2500 - $0.29 vs $0.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 4
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
321
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.29/FPS
100%
Price, €
€93.35
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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TOP 5 Games
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i5-2500 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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