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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10500 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 i5-10500 is 3399 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Performs up to 8% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-2500 - 281 vs 259 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - $140.0 vs $194.3
- Up to 33% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-2500 - $0.5 vs $0.75 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
Apex Legends
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 i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
281
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.5 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110500
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500 or Core i5-10500
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
129 FPS
$5.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$10.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$777
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75 FPS
$10.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$779
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129 FPS
$8.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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129 FPS
$9.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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129 FPS
$8.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
24 GB, 1 TB SSD
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75 FPS
$12.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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75 FPS
$10.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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