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Intel logo Core i5-2500S
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Intel logo Core i7-960

Intel Core i5-2500S logo Intel Core i7-960 logo
General information Core i5-2500S Core i7-960
Launched Q1 2011 Q4 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1366
Clock 2.7 GHz 15.6 % 3.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 5.4 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 50 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 50 % 130 W 0 %
Performance Core i5-2500S Core i7-960
Overall Score 38596 0 % 38407 0.5 %
Future Proof 23 % 0 % 15 % 34.8 %
Benchmark Score 2219 0 % 2176 1.9 %
Single Thread Score 1635.1 0 % 1452.2 11.2 %
Encrypting Data 4711.1 MB/s 0 % 4666.2 MB/s 1 %
Compressing Data 53.9 MB/s 24.6 % 71.4 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 7309.6 thousand/s 26.3 % 9912.8 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 21.8 millions/s 5.9 % 23.2 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 11752.2 millions/s 35.1 % 18110.1 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 6037 millions/s 21.4 % 7684.6 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-2500S, Core i7-960.

Average frames per second Core i5-2500S Core i7-960
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 69.0 FPS 68.4 FPS
High settings 110.4 FPS 109.5 FPS
Medium settings 138.0 FPS 136.9 FPS
Low settings 172.5 FPS 171.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.8 %

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 i5-2500S Core i7-960
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 118.3 FPS 117.9 FPS
High settings 189.2 FPS 188.7 FPS
Medium settings 236.6 FPS 235.8 FPS
Low settings 295.7 FPS 294.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.3 %
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