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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 7700 is 4388 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- Performs up to 22% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-2500K - 138 vs 113 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $272.69 vs $390.81
- Up to 43% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-2500K - $1.98 vs $3.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
113
81.88405797101449%
Value, $/FPS
$3.46/FPS
57.22543352601156%
Price, $
$390.81
69%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Ryzen 7 7700
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
138
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$272.69
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 7 7700
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
22.63489838822705%
Multi-Core
1921
12.972717450027012%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Ryzen 7 7700
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
83 FPS
$15.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249
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95 FPS
$16.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
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110 FPS
$19.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,099
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83 FPS
$27.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,288
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110 FPS
$17.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,899
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110 FPS
$20.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,249
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85 FPS
$14.92/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,268.23
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116 FPS
$13.79/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599.99
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83 FPS
$16.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,389.98
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83 FPS
$15.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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