i7-8670 vs i5-2500

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2500 and Core i7-8670 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1737not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.66no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency2.58no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)1 January 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$85no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-2500 and Core i7-8670 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache6144 KB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size216 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2500 and Core i7-8670 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA11551151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2500 and Core i7-8670. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP-+
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-2500 and Core i7-8670 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2500 and Core i7-8670 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2500 and Core i7-8670. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 2000Intel UHD Graphics 630
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2500 and Core i7-8670 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2500 and Core i7-8670.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.55 3.09
Recency 9 January 2011 1 January 2018
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i7-8670 has 461.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

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