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Core i5-10600 vs Core i5-2500K

Core i5-10600 vs Core i5-2500K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

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Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-10600 6 core fino a 4,8 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65W

Buy for 200.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65337 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-2500K

3.3 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core i5 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i5-2500K Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz)

Buy for 414.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65337 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-10600 6 core fino a 4,8 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65W

Buy for 200.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65337 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-2500K

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Intel Core i5 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i5-2500K Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz)

Buy for 414.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65337 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-10600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-10600 is 3399 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600

  • Performs up to 6% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-2500K - 228 vs 215 FPS
  • Up to 52% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - €200.66 vs €414.81
  • 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Death Stranding.
Death Stranding

Death Stranding

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Core i5-10600

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

228

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€200.66

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-10600 6 core fino a 4,8 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65W

Buy for 200.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65337 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

215

94.2982456140351%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€414.81

48%

Intel Core i5 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i5-2500K Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz)

Buy for 414.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65337 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Core i5-10600

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Core i5-10600

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1579

100%

Multi-Core

6175

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

40.9119696010133%

Multi-Core

1921

31.10931174089069%

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo

Intel Core i5-10600

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Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Intel Core i5-2500K

Apr 30th, 2020
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Comet LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads4
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
33.0xMultiplier33.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 3000
NoOverclockable
Yes

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