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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $409
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-14700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-14700K is 4664 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-14700K - $219.35 vs $292.47
Advantages of Intel Core i7-14700K
- Performs up to 73% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-2500K - 216 vs 125 FPS
- Up to 23% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i5-2500K - $1.5 vs $1.95 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 28 vs 4 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Core i7-14700K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
216
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.5/FPS
100%
Price, €
€324.64
75%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-14700K New Gaming Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-14700K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i7-14700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 20 |
| 4 | Threads | 28 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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