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In short — Core i5-2500K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-950 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-950 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2500K is 586 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-950.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Performs up to 4% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-950 - 111 vs 107 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-950 - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-950 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-950
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $100.0 vs $299.99
- Up to 66% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-2500K - $0.93 vs $2.7 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Intel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366 Processor
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i7-950 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2009 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 130 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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