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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-3770 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-3770 is 476 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770
- Performs up to 9% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-2500 - 60 vs 55 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 77 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i7-3770 - $21.58 vs $54.84
- Up to 56% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-3770 - $0.44 vs $1.01 per FPS
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-3770
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
60
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.01/FPS
43.56435643564357%
Price, €
€60.87
39%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-3770 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770
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Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
55
91.66666666666666%
Value, €/FPS
€0.44/FPS
100%
Price, €
€23.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Updated 62 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-3770
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
589
87.77943368107303%
Multi-Core
1695
73.72770769899957%
Intel Core i7-3770 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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