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Core i5-2500S vs Core i7-870

Core i5-2500S vs Core i7-870: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i7-870

2.9 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed

Buy for £299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75908 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-870

2.9 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed

Buy for £299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75908 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-2500S outperforms Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500S is 488 days newer than Core i7-870.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500S

  • Performs up to 1% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-870 - 123 vs 122 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-870

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500S - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

123

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


FPS

122

99.1869918699187%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£299.99

100%

Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed

Buy for £299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75908 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 i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

586

100%

Multi-Core

1492

94.73015873015873%

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


Single-Core

482

82.25255972696246%

Multi-Core

1575

100%

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo

Intel Core i5-2500S

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Intel Core i7-870 Logo

Intel Core i7-870

Jan 9th, 2011
Release DateSep 8th, 2009
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameLynnfield
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
32 nm
Process Size45 nm
27.0x
Multiplier22.0x
Intel HD 2000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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