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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K is 2461 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 12% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-2500K - 191 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $192.0 vs $390.81
- Up to 56% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-2500K - $1.01 vs $2.29 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 12 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
171
89.52879581151832%
Value, $/FPS
$2.29/FPS
44.10480349344978%
Price, $
$390.81
49%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
191
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$192
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
40.83438685208597%
Multi-Core
1921
29.815303430079155%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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