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In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 2549 days newer than Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 11% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-2500 - 133 vs 120 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 12 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
589
38.929279576999335%
Multi-Core
1695
28.704487722269263%
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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