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The Core i5-2500K is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i7-7700 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $63.04 more expensive!

Advantages of the Core i5-2500K

The Core i7-7700 is better in every way

Advantages of the Core i7-7700

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Up to 39% cheaper$100.00 vs $163.04
  • A much better value for money for gaming
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 8 vs 4 threads

Core i5-2500K vs Core i7-7700 for Gaming

The CPU's performance in selected game and settings

Core i5-2500K vs Core i7-7700 in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

Very High

1920x1080

Average FPS

Average FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

Ultra

1920x1080

+2

Average FPS

Average FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Very High

1920x1080

+2

Average FPS

Average FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Best Looking

1920x1080

Average FPS

Average FPS

Dota 2

Dota 2

High

1920x1080

+1

Average FPS

Average FPS

Valorant

Valorant

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i5-2500K vs Core i7-7700 in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Core i5-2500K

Jan 9th, 2011


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

653

46%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

1924

43%

Intel Core i7-7700 Logo

Core i7-7700

Jan 3rd, 2017


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1406

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

4476

100%

Performance Specifications

The Core i5-2500K vs Core i7-7700 in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Core i5-2500K

Jan 9th, 2011


Cores

4-core

100%

L3 Cache

6 MB

75%


Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

92%

Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

88%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

1600 MHz

67%

Intel Core i7-7700 Logo

Core i7-7700

Jan 3rd, 2017


Cores

4-core

100%

L3 Cache

8 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2400 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Core i5-2500K

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i7-7700 Logo

Core i7-7700

Prebuilt Gaming PCs

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Core i5-2500K and Core i7-7700 vs Other CPUs

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