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In short — Core i3-6300 outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-6300 is 1696 days newer than Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6300
- Performs up to 32% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-2500K - 344 vs 261 FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 51 vs 95 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
51.188589540412046%
Multi-Core
1921
75.65970854667192%
Intel Core i3-6300 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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