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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700K 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 i7-6700K is 1665 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - $24.95 vs $180.0
- Up to 84% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-6700K - $0.21 vs $1.35 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 14% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-2500 - 133 vs 117 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 91 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
117
87%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$24.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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Intel Core i7-6700K
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Aug 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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