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Core i5-2500K vs Core i7-8700K

Core i5-2500K vs Core i7-8700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for 129.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 233 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for 129.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 233 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 2461 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K

  • Up to 84% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $18.27 vs $116.99

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K

  • Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-2500K - 173 vs 164 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

164

94.79768786127167%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€20.28

100%

INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K

Buy for 20.28 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 229 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

173

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€129.86

15%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for 129.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 233 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

40.83438685208597%

Multi-Core

1921

29.815303430079155%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

100%

Multi-Core

6443

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K

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Intel Core i7-8700K

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
95 WTDP95 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 3000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
YesOverclockableYes

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