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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $242
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13500 is 4378 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 60% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-2500K - 155 vs 97 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $244.85 vs $449.95
- Up to 66% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i5-2500K - $1.58 vs $4.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 20 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$244.85
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-13500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Core i5-13500
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
68 FPS
$12.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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