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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700T 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 i7-8700T is 2640 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700T
- Performs up to 9% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-2500K - 101 vs 93 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $298.95 vs $449.95
- Up to 39% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-2500K - $2.96 vs $4.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 35 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 12 vs 4 threads
Sons Of The Forest
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Core i7-8700T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
101
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$2.96/FPS
100%
Price, $
$298.95
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel CM8068403358413 Core i7-8700T Prcsr Tray
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-8700T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i7-8700T |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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