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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 3719 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 61% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-2500 - 148 vs 92 FPS
- Up to 25% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-2500 - $1.59 vs $2.11 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - $194.3 vs $234.9
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$234.9
82%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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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
Very High
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700K | vs | Intel Core i5-2500 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700K or Core i5-2500
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
98 FPS
$29.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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97 FPS
$29.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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73 FPS
$27.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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