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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6500 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 i5-6500 is 1635 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-6500 - €49.97 vs €60.7
- Up to 15% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i5-6500 - €0.23 vs €0.27 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 3% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-2500K - 222 vs 215 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
215
96%
Value, €/FPS
€0.23/FPS
100%
Price, €
€49.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i5-2500K Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz)
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Intel Processore Core i5-6500, 3.2 GHz (Turbo Boost 3.6 GHz), 4 core, 6MB Cache Socket 1151
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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