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Core i7-8700K vs Core i5-2500

Core i7-8700K vs Core i5-2500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 2461 days newer than Core i5-2500.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K

  • Performs up to 6% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i5-2500 - 244 vs 231 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Battlefield 1.
Battlefield 1

Battlefield 1

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

244

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

231

94.67213114754098%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€272.66

100%

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

100%

Multi-Core

6443

100%

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

589

37.231352718078384%

Multi-Core

1695

26.307620673599253%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo

Intel Core i7-8700K

vs
Intel Core i5-2500 Logo

Intel Core i5-2500

Oct 5th, 2017
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads4
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
95 WTDP95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
37.0x
Multiplier33.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000
Yes
OverclockableNo

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