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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400F is 3399 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 10% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-2500K - 176 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - €200.0 vs €414.81
- Up to 56% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-2500K - €1.14 vs €2.59 per FPS
- 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
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
160
90.9090909090909%
Value, €/FPS
€2.59/FPS
44.01544401544402%
Price, €
€414.81
48%
Intel Core i5 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i5-2500K Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz)
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
176
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.14/FPS
100%
Price, €
€200
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9GHz LGA1200 Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
44.92350486787204%
Multi-Core
1921
33.40288645452964%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Core i5-10400F
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
€11.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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90 FPS
€8.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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71 FPS
€9.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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59 FPS
€15.42/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€910
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