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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-7740X 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 i7-7740X is 2360 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-7740X - 95 vs 112 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-7740X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7740X
- Performs up to 11% better in Saints Row than Core i5-2500K - 165 vs 149 FPS
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - €155.88 vs €738.82
- Up to 81% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i5-2500K - €0.94 vs €4.96 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
149
90.30303030303031%
Value, €/FPS
€4.96/FPS
18.951612903225808%
Price, €
€738.82
21%
Intel Core i5 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i5-2500K Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz)
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Core i7-7740X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
165
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.94/FPS
100%
Price, €
€155.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel - Processore core i7-7740x (kaby lake-x) quad-core 4.3 ghz socket lga 2066 boxato moltiplicatore sbloccato (dissipatore escluso)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-7740X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
39.53488372093023%
Multi-Core
1921
36.40325942770514%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i7-7740X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 112 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 43.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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