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Intel logo Core i5-2400
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Intel Core i5-2400 logo Intel Core i7-870 logo
General information Core i5-2400 Core i7-870
Launched Q4 2010 Q3 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1156
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge Lynnfield
Clock 3.1 GHz 0 % 2.9 GHz 6.5 %
Turbo Clock 3.4 GHz 5.6 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 50 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 32 nm 28.9 % 45 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 2 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Performance Core i5-2400 Core i7-870
Overall Score 39766 0 % 37692 5.2 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 14 % 33.3 %
Benchmark Score 2501 0 % 2018 19.3 %
Single Thread Score 1594.2 0 % 1382.2 13.3 %
Encrypting Data 5742.9 MB/s 0 % 4584.6 MB/s 20.2 %
Compressing Data 61 MB/s 7.3 % 65.8 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 8460.5 thousand/s 8.2 % 9220 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 23.1 millions/s 0 % 21 millions/s 9.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 13536.5 millions/s 21 % 17133 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 6966 millions/s 5.2 % 7351.3 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-2400, Core i7-870.

Average frames per second Core i5-2400 Core i7-870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 72.8 FPS 66.7 FPS
High settings 116.5 FPS 106.7 FPS
Medium settings 145.6 FPS 133.3 FPS
Low settings 182.0 FPS 166.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.5 %

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 i5-2400 Core i7-870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 120.6 FPS 116.9 FPS
High settings 192.9 FPS 187.1 FPS
Medium settings 241.1 FPS 233.8 FPS
Low settings 301.4 FPS 292.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 3 %
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