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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-2500 outperforms the more expensive FX-8370 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-2500 is 1332 days older than the more expensive FX-8370.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Performs up to 1% better in Escape From Tarkov than FX-8370 - 191 vs 189 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than FX-8370 - $215.0 vs $276.99
- Up to 23% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than FX-8370 - $1.13 vs $1.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-8370 - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8370 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8370
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
191
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$215
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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AMD FD8370FRHKBOX FX-8370 Black Edition 8 Core CPU Processor AM3+ 4300Mhz 125W 16MB
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | AMD FX-8370 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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