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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-10700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-10700F is 3399 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 32% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-2500 - 191 vs 145 FPS
- Up to 14% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i5-2500 - $1.15 vs $1.34 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 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i7-10700F - $194.3 vs $218.99
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
191
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$218.99
88%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 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
Ultra High
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-10700F | vs | Intel Core i5-2500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-10700F or Core i5-2500
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
63 FPS
$19.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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85 FPS
$15.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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53 FPS
$29.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,539
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164 FPS
$14.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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40 FPS
$24.98/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$999
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141 FPS
$13.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,849.99
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61 FPS
$34.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099
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191 FPS
$16.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,199.99
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118 FPS
$11.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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68 FPS
$37.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,534.85
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