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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-13700K 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 i7-13700K is 4279 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-13700K
- Performs up to 4% better in Control than Core i5-2500K - 208 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i7-13700K - £37.72 vs £346.89
- Up to 89% better value when playing Control than Core i7-13700K - £0.19 vs £1.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-13700K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-13700K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
208
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.67/FPS
11%
Price, £
£346.89
10%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-13700K Desktop Processor 16 cores (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 30M Cache, up to 5.4 GHz
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Updated 19200 minutes ago
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
200
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.19/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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In Stock
Updated 19200 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-13700K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-13700K | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-13700K or Core i5-2500K
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
181 FPS
£11.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-13700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,097.46
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158 FPS
£12.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-13700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,930.02
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