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Core i9-7940X vs Core i5-2500K

Core i9-7940X vs Core i5-2500K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-7940X outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7940X is 2427 days newer than Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X

  • Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-2500K - 310 vs 299 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 28 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K

  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 95 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

310

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

299

96.45161290322581%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€414.81

100%

Intel Core i5 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i5-2500K Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz)

Buy for 414.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75185 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1370

100%

Multi-Core

9923

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

47.153284671532845%

Multi-Core

1921

19.35906479895193%

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo

Intel Core i9-7940X

vs
Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Intel Core i5-2500K

Sep 1st, 2017
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i9CollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
14
Cores4
28
Threads4
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
4.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
165 WTDP
95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
31.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 3000
YesOverclockableYes

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