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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-10700 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 Core i7-10700 is 3399 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i7-10700 - £37.72 vs £247.99
- Up to 83% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-10700 - £0.31 vs £1.85 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700
- Performs up to 12% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-2500K - 134 vs 120 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 - 16 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
120
89%
Value, £/FPS
£0.31/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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Core i7-10700
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
134
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.85/FPS
16%
Price, £
£247.99
15%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-10700
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i7-10700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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