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AvailabilityMSRP $409
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MSRP $409
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-13700K 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 i7-13700K is 4279 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Core i5-2500
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i7-13700K - £27.66 vs £346.39
- Up to 89% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i7-13700K - £0.09 vs £0.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-13700K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-13700K
- Performs up to 26% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-2500 - 406 vs 322 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 24 vs 4 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
322
79%
Value, £/FPS
£0.09/FPS
100%
Price, £
£27.66
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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Core i7-13700K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
406
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.85/FPS
11%
Price, £
£346.39
7%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-13700K Desktop Processor 16 cores (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 30M Cache, up to 5.4 GHz
Buy for £346.39 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 16 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-13700K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500 | vs | Core i7-13700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-2500 or Core i7-13700K
With selected game settings
367 FPS
£5.26/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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