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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-3770 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 i7-3770 is 476 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $80.0 vs $390.81
- Up to 79% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-2500K - $0.71 vs $3.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 77 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
Elden Ring
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Intel Core i7-3770 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
113
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.46/FPS
20.52023121387283%
Price, $
$390.81
20%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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TOP 5 Games
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Core i7-3770
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3770 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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