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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-3770S outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-3770S is 476 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770S
- Performs up to 1% better in Valheim than Core i5-2500K - 192 vs 191 FPS
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $75.0 vs $390.81
- Up to 81% better value when playing Valheim than Core i5-2500K - $0.39 vs $2.05 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 - 8 vs 4 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
191
99.47916666666666%
Value, $/FPS
$2.05/FPS
19.02439024390244%
Price, $
$390.81
19%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Core i7-3770S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
192
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$75
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-3770S Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770S
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-3770S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
96.56203288490283%
Multi-Core
1921
85.9892569382274%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i7-3770S |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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