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Intel logo Core i7-5820K
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Intel logo Core i5-2500K

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General information Core i7-5820K Core i5-2500K
Launched Q3 2014 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Haswell-E Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.6 GHz 2.7 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 95 W 32.1 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-5820K Core i5-2500K
Overall Score 50369 0 % 40500 19.6 %
Future Proof 43 % 0 % 21 % 51.2 %
Benchmark Score 6437 0 % 2690 58.2 %
Single Thread Score 1992 0 % 1682 15.6 %
Encrypting Data 2749 MB/s 0 % 1038 MB/s 62.2 %
Compressing Data 145.2 MB/s 0 % 65.8 MB/s 54.7 %
String objects sorting 20807.8 thousand/s 0 % 9014.9 thousand/s 56.7 %
Prime numbers generation 45.6 millions/s 0 % 25.9 millions/s 43.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 35525.2 millions/s 0 % 14398.1 millions/s 59.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 17833 millions/s 0 % 7466.9 millions/s 58.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-5820K, Core i5-2500K.

Average frames per second Core i7-5820K Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.8 FPS 74.3 FPS
High settings 166.2 FPS 119.0 FPS
Medium settings 207.7 FPS 148.7 FPS
Low settings 259.6 FPS 185.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-5820K Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.0 FPS 121.4 FPS
High settings 222.5 FPS 194.3 FPS
Medium settings 278.1 FPS 242.9 FPS
Low settings 347.6 FPS 303.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.7 %
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