UserBenchmark: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i5-2500K

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Best Bench: 89% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)

Poor: 61% Great: 89%

SPEED RANK: 298^th / 1442

Gaming 76%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 74%

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Best Bench: 79% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 44% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)

Poor: 44% Great: 79%

SPEED RANK: 484^th / 1442

Gaming 66%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 49%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		75.7 %	Faster effective speed. +15%		65.9 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	75.3 Pts		83.1 Pts	Lower memory latency. +10%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	113 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +28%	88.4 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	219 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +26%	174 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	409 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +46%	281 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	708 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +136%	300 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	86.7 Pts		94.9 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +9%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	128 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +12%	114 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	254 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +12%	227 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	499 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +31%	380 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	911 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +128%	399 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.28 %	Hugely higher market share. +100%	0.14 %
Value Value For Money	81.7 %	Better value. +20%	68.2 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	70 %		76 %	Slightly more popular. +9%
Price Price (score)	$210	Cheaper. +15%	$246


Age Newest	72 Months	Much more recent. +55%	160 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watts		95 Watts	Slightly more energy efficient. +10%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores	Hugely higher core count. +100%	4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +300%	4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	12 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +62%	32 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz	Faster base frequency. +12%	3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +16%	3.7 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1276 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +214%	407 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1096 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +261%	304 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen+	Sandy Bridge
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	LGA1155
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	HD 3000

The 8 core, 16 thread 2700X is AMD’s second generation Ryzen 7 flagship following in the wake of the Ryzen 7 1800X which continues to offer excellent multi-core value for money. This new Pinnacle Ridge processor features the Zen+ architecture with 12nm lithography compared to 14nm previously. Whilst there is no increase in the number of cores, the stock base / boost clocks appear to have received a bump up to 3.7 / 4.3 GHz from 3.6 / 4.0 GHz. The 2700X is compatible with both the new 400 series and 300 series of motherboards. Early benchmarks indicate that the 2700X has a slightly greater effective speed than the 1800X, although further benchmarks are necessary to quantify this. The expected launch price of $329 includes a Wraith Prism cooler and is in the same price bracket as the 1800X and Intel’s Coffee Lake i7-8700K. Whilst the 6 core, 12 thread 8700K beats the 2700X in single and quad core performance by around 15%, the 2700X wins on multi-core workloads. PC gaming and desktop performance is generally governed by six or less cores but the 2700X offers value for money to workstation users. Even though the 2700X excels at video production, streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. ^{[Apr '18 CPUPro]}

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The i5-2500K is a second generation Sandy Bridge processor which is currently two generations old and nearly three years out of date. The many users that had the good sense to purchase this processor should feel in no hurry to upgrade as it's still no slouch, even by today's standards. The benchmark figures indicate that, even at stock clock rates, in terms of real-world performance this processor is approximately 20% slower than the best currently available, not bad considering its age. Given that the 2500K has an unlocked multiplier upping its performance by 10% with stock cooling should not pose much of a problem for the majority of owners. Here is a detailed performance comparison of the 2500K vs 4670K. ^{[Jul '13 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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