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Core i5-2500S vs Core i7-2600K

Core i5-2500S vs Core i7-2600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-2600K outperforms Core i5-2500S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-2600K and Core i5-2500S have been released at the same time.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500S

  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Halo Infinite than Core i5-2500S - 154 vs 153 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500S - 8 vs 4 threads
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Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

153

99%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

154

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.97/FPS

100%

Price, €

€148.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Intel Core i7 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i7-2600K Processor

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In Stock

Updated 3 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

586

87%

Multi-Core

1492

64%

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

668

100%

Multi-Core

2320

100%

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo

Intel Core i5-2500S

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Intel Core i7-2600K Logo

Intel Core i7-2600K

Jan 9th, 2011Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
32 nmProcess Size32 nm
27.0xMultiplier
34.0x
Intel HD 2000Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 3000
NoOverclockable
Yes

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