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Core i7-970 vs Core i5-2500

Core i7-970 vs Core i5-2500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-2500 outperforms Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500 is 174 days newer than Core i7-970.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-970

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 12 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500

  • Performs up to 1% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-970 - 187 vs 185 FPS
  • Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 95 vs 130 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-970 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Far Cry 5.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-970 Logo
Core i7-970

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010


FPS

185

98%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

187

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.54/FPS

100%

Price, €

€288.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-970 Logo
Core i7-970

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-970 Logo
Core i7-970

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010


Single-Core

497

84%

Multi-Core

2341

100%

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

589

100%

Multi-Core

1695

72%

Intel Core i7-970 Logo

Intel Core i7-970

vs
Intel Core i5-2500 Logo

Intel Core i5-2500

Jul 19th, 2010Release Date
Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7CollectionCore i5
GulftownCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads4
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
130 WTDP
95 W
32 nmProcess Size32 nm
24.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 2000
NoOverclockableNo

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