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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 9% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-2500K - 123 vs 113 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $192.0 vs $390.81
- Up to 55% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-2500K - $1.56 vs $3.46 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 12 vs 4 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
123
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.56/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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Updated 348793 minutes ago
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
113
91.869918699187%
Value, $/FPS
$3.46/FPS
45.08670520231214%
Price, $
$390.81
49%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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In Stock
Updated 348792 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
40.83438685208597%
Multi-Core
1921
29.815303430079155%
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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