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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400 is 3399 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-2500K - 172 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $90.66 vs $219.35
- Up to 60% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-2500K - $0.59 vs $1.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 12 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 5
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Game Graphics
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INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
172
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.59/FPS
100%
Price, €
€100.63
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400
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TOP 5 Games
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Game Graphics
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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