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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-2700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-2700K is 288 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i7-2700K - $24.95 vs $89.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-2700K - $0.2 vs $0.69 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Performs up to 2% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-2500 - 129 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
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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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Intel Core i7-2700K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72700K
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i7-2700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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