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Core i5-2500S vs Core i7-6700K

Core i5-2500S vs Core i7-6700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6700K outperforms Core i5-2500S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6700K is 1665 days newer than Core i5-2500S.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500S

  • Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K

  • Performs up to 12% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-2500S - 163 vs 146 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500S - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Battlefield 2042.
Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

146

89.57055214723927%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015


FPS

163

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£102.88

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)

Buy for £102.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76377 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

586

39.5945945945946%

Multi-Core

1492

30.467633244843782%

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1480

100%

Multi-Core

4897

100%

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo

Intel Core i5-2500S

vs
Intel Core i7-6700K Logo

Intel Core i7-6700K

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Aug 1st, 2015
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
65 W
TDP91 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
27.0xMultiplier
40.0x
Intel HD 2000Integrated GraphicsHD Graphics 530
NoOverclockableNo

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