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Intel logo Core i5-7400
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Intel logo Core i5-2500

Intel Core i5-7400 logo Intel Core i5-2500 logo
General information Core i5-7400 Core i5-2500
Launched Q1 2017 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Kaby Lake-S Sandy Bridge
Clock 3 GHz 9.1 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.5 GHz 5.4 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 31.6 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No No
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Performance Core i5-7400 Core i5-2500
Overall Score 43501 0 % 40520 6.9 %
Future Proof 57 % 0 % 21 % 63.2 %
Benchmark Score 3581 0 % 2696 24.7 %
Single Thread Score 2081.7 0 % 1696.8 18.5 %
Encrypting Data 1597 MB/s 0 % 1039.9 MB/s 34.9 %
Compressing Data 74.8 MB/s 0 % 65.2 MB/s 12.8 %
String objects sorting 9399.4 thousand/s 0 % 9088.1 thousand/s 3.3 %
Prime numbers generation 27.2 millions/s 0 % 23.9 millions/s 12.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 14438 millions/s 1.1 % 14601.2 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12092.6 millions/s 0 % 7399.8 millions/s 38.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-7400, Core i5-2500.

Average frames per second Core i5-7400 Core i5-2500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.5 FPS 74.7 FPS
High settings 133.6 FPS 119.5 FPS
Medium settings 167.0 FPS 149.4 FPS
Low settings 208.8 FPS 186.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.5 %

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 i5-7400 Core i5-2500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.9 FPS 121.7 FPS
High settings 203.1 FPS 194.7 FPS
Medium settings 253.8 FPS 243.4 FPS
Low settings 317.3 FPS 304.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.1 %
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