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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-2600K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-2600K and the more expensive Core i5-2500 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-2500 - 93 vs 92 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - €148.88 vs €288.88
- Up to 49% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-2500 - €1.6 vs €3.14 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
93
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.6/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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Intel Core i5-2500
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Core i5-2500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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