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In short — Core i7-8700T 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 i7-8700T is 2640 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i7-8700T - £37.72 vs £189.81
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700T
- Performs up to 20% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-2500K - 150 vs 125 FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 35 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 12 vs 4 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Intel Core i7-8700T prcsr Tray - Processors (up to 4.00 GHz), 2.40 2400, 14 nm, 12 MB, 4.00 4000, DMI3, Coffee Lake)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-8700T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
48.86535552193646%
Multi-Core
1921
40.95075676827968%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i7-8700T |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 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 | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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