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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-2500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-860 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-2500 is 488 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-860.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Performs up to 2% better in New World than Core i7-860 - 100 vs 98 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i7-860 - $24.95 vs $48.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing New World than Core i7-860 - $0.25 vs $0.49 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-860 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-860
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 8 vs 4 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
100
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$24.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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Intel OEM BV80605001908AK Core i7-860 Processor 2.8GHz 2.5GT/s 8MB LGA 1156 CPU OEM
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i7-860 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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