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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600 is 2593 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 35% better in War Thunder than Core i5-2500 - 183 vs 136 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - $190.0 vs $194.3
- Up to 27% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-2500 - $1.04 vs $1.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
183
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$190
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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