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In short — Core i5-6500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6500 is 1635 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i5-6500 - $24.99 vs $189.95
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 8% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-2500K - 203 vs 188 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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INTEL BX80662I56500 INTEL CORE I5-6500 UP TO 3.6GHZ 6M
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
54.88530161427357%
Multi-Core
1921
59.71401927261424%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Core i5-6500
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
69 FPS
$12.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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