CPU Performance Comparison

Performance of selected CPUs can be found below. The values for the CPU are determined from thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

	Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz	Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz
Price	$499.95 BUY NOW!	$115¹
Socket Type	LGA1366	LGA1155
CPU Class	Desktop	Desktop
Clockspeed	3.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Turbo Speed	Up to 3.5 GHz	Up to 3.7 GHz
# of Physical Cores	6 (2 logical cores per physical)	4
Max TDP	130W	95W
Yearly Running Cost	$23.73	$17.34
First Seen on Chart	Q2 2010	Q4 2010
# of Samples	317	6434
Single Thread Rating	1396	1897
CPU Mark	8364	6478

¹ - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 19th of April 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz	8,364
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz	6,478
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	20,168
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	16,984
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	15,964
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	15,152
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	13,768
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 19th of April 2019 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz	16.73
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz	56.33
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	42.02
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	57.57
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	43.62
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	50.51
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	86.32
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of April 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz	1,396
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz	1,897
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	2,899
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	2,193
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	2,702
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	2,630
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	1,775
PassMark Software © 2008-2019

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Estimated Energy Usage Cost

Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day
Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)¹
Power cost, $ per kWh²

¹Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
²Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.

	Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz	Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz
Max TDP	130W	95W
Power consumption per day (kWh)	abc	abc
Running cost per day	abc	abc
Power consumption per year (kWh)	abc	abc
Running cost per year	abc	abc

Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.

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