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Core i9-7980XE vs Core i5-2500K

Core i9-7980XE vs Core i5-2500K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-7980XE 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 i9-7980XE is 2427 days newer than Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE

  • Performs up to 6% better in Fortnite than Core i5-2500K - 227 vs 215 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 36 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K

  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
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Fortnite

Fortnite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

227

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

215

94.7136563876652%

Value, €/FPS

€1.93/FPS

100%

Price, €

€414.81

100%

Value Winner

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 55123 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1495

100%

Multi-Core

11616

100%

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

43.21070234113712%

Multi-Core

1921

16.53753443526171%

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo

Intel Core i9-7980XE

vs
Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Intel Core i5-2500K

Sep 1st, 2017
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i9 ExtremeCollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
18
Cores4
36
Threads4
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
4.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
165 WTDP
95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
26.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 3000
YesOverclockableYes

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