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In short — Core i7-6700K outperforms Core i5-2500S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6700K is 1665 days newer than Core i5-2500S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500S
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 2% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i5-2500S - 182 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500S - 8 vs 4 threads
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
182
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$180
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-6700K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2500S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500S | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Aug 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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