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Core i5-2500K vs Core i5-10500

Core i5-2500K vs Core i5-10500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-10500 outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-10500 is 3399 days newer than Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500

  • Performs up to 27% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-2500K - 186 vs 147 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
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Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

147

79%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

186

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.92/FPS

100%

Price, €

€170.2

100%

FPS and Value Winner

MICRO INTEL 1200 CORE I5-10500 3.1GHZ MB

Buy for 170.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13917 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

42%

Multi-Core

1921

35%

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1519

100%

Multi-Core

5470

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Intel Core i5-2500K

vs
Intel Core i5-10500 Logo

Intel Core i5-10500

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.1 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier31.0x
Intel HD 3000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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