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In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600K is 1635 days newer than Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Performs up to 40% better in F1 23 than Core i5-2500 - 221 vs 158 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 91 vs 95 Watts
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
589
41.508104298801975%
Multi-Core
1695
42.24825523429711%
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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