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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 Ryzen 7 7700X is 4279 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 85% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £37.72 vs £253.96
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 12% better in F1 22 than Core i5-2500K - 289 vs 257 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
22.21458046767538%
Multi-Core
1921
12.58599226888554%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Ryzen 7 7700X
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
192 FPS
£8.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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192 FPS
£10.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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