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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10500 is 3399 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Performs up to 25% better in Rust than Core i5-2500 - 200 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - €215.06 vs €272.66
- Up to 36% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-2500 - €1.08 vs €1.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-2500
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Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
200
100%
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€1.08/FPS
100%
Price, €
€215.06
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MICRO INTEL 1200 CORE I5-10500 3.1GHZ MB
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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