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Intel logo Core i7-7800X
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Intel logo Core i5-2500K

Intel Core i7-7800X logo Intel Core i5-2500K logo
General information Core i7-7800X Core i5-2500K
Launched Q2 2017 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Skylake-X Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 5.7 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 7.5 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 95 W 32.1 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 1 MB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8.25 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-7800X Core i5-2500K
Overall Score 53722 0 % 40398 24.8 %
Future Proof 59 % 0 % 21 % 64.4 %
Benchmark Score 8329 0 % 2663 68 %
Single Thread Score 2412.1 0 % 1704.8 29.3 %
Encrypting Data 4386.2 MB/s 0 % 1042.2 MB/s 76.2 %
Compressing Data 182 MB/s 0 % 65.1 MB/s 64.2 %
String objects sorting 23512.8 thousand/s 0 % 9108.3 thousand/s 61.3 %
Prime numbers generation 45.4 millions/s 0 % 26.1 millions/s 42.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 41764.4 millions/s 0 % 14478 millions/s 65.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 25596.4 millions/s 0 % 7440 millions/s 70.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-7800X, Core i5-2500K.

Average frames per second Core i7-7800X Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 114.2 FPS 74.7 FPS
High settings 182.7 FPS 119.5 FPS
Medium settings 228.4 FPS 149.4 FPS
Low settings 285.5 FPS 186.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 34.6 %

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 i7-7800X Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 145.4 FPS 121.8 FPS
High settings 232.7 FPS 194.9 FPS
Medium settings 290.9 FPS 243.6 FPS
Low settings 363.6 FPS 304.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.3 %
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