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In short — Core i5-8600T outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600T is 2640 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600T doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600T
- Performs up to 8% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-2500 - 172 vs 159 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - $122.54 vs $194.3
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 35 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 6 vs 4 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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SIVOYEEL CPU Processor Intel Core I5-8600T I5 8600T 2.3 GHz Six-Core Six-Thread CPU Processor 9M 35W LGA 1151
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-8600T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
589
46.78316123907864%
Multi-Core
1695
36.35778635778636%
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600T |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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