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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400F is 3399 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 23% better in Rust than Core i5-2500 - 197 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - $99.95 vs $194.3
- Up to 58% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-2500 - $0.51 vs $1.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
197
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F (Base Clock: 2.90 GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500 or Core i5-10400F
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
31 FPS
$20/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$28.39/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$29.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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38 FPS
$19.61/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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51 FPS
$18.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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26 FPS
$28.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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38 FPS
$34.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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51 FPS
$30.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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35 FPS
$26.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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