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In short — Core i5-10400F 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 Core i5-10400F is 3399 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - £37.72 vs £97.01
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 76% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-2500K - 102 vs 58 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 12 vs 4 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
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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Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
44.92350486787204%
Multi-Core
1921
33.40288645452964%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Core i5-10400F
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
1 FPS
£1012.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£654/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£654
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£719/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1024.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£743.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£866.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£866.95
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1 FPS
£912.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£912.95
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1 FPS
£1260.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,260.95
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£1250.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,250.95
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1 FPS
£1079.95/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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