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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. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 7700X is 4279 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 87% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £37.72 vs £289.99
- Up to 84% better value when playing Valheim than Ryzen 7 7700X - £0.2 vs £1.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 20% better in Valheim than Core i5-2500K - 230 vs 191 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
191
83%
Value, £/FPS
£0.2/FPS
100%
Price, £
£37.72
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
230
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.26/FPS
15%
Price, £
£289.99
13%
FPS Winner
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
Highest
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
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
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
145 FPS
£13.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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145 FPS
£11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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