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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700K 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 i7-6700K is 1665 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 6% better in The Last of Us Part I than Core i5-2500 - 136 vs 128 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - $131.61 vs $157.21
- Up to 21% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i5-2500 - $1.07 vs $1.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 91 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 8 vs 4 threads
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
136
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.07/FPS
100%
Price, €
€146.09
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-6700K
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Aug 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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