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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-2500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-2500 and the more expensive Core i5-2300 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Performs up to 8% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-2300 - 55 vs 51 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i5-2300 - $29.52 vs $45.0
- Up to 39% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-2300 - $0.54 vs $0.88 per FPS
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2300
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
51
92.72727272727272%
Value, $/FPS
$0.88/FPS
61.36363636363637%
Price, $
$45
65%
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
55
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$29.52
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2300
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2300 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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