Intel Core i5-10500 vs Intel Core i5-2500S

Intel Core i5-10500 $192
Intel Core i5-2500S
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.1GHz Clock
4 Cores
4 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1200
Socket
LGA 1155
iGPU
UHD 630 1150MHz
440 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 2000 1100MHz
110 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 2.65x faster vs Core i5-2500S
  • 62% slower vs Core i5-10500
Core i5-10500 - GB6S 1,525
x2.65
Core i5-2500S - GB6S 575
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 3.32x faster vs Core i5-2500S
  • 70% slower vs Core i5-10500
Core i5-10500 - GB6M 5,485
x3.32
Core i5-2500S - GB6M 1,650
x1
  • 2x faster vs Core i5-2500S
  • 50% slower vs Core i5-10500
Core i5-10500 - 42.7GB/s
x2
Core i5-2500S - 21.3GB/s
x1
  • Same TDP vs Core i5-2500S
  • Same TDP vs Core i5-10500
Core i5-10500 - 65W
x1
Core i5-2500S - 65W
x1
  • 4x faster vs Core i5-2500S
  • 75% slower vs Core i5-10500
Core i5-10500 - 440 GFLOPS FP32
x4
Core i5-2500S - 110 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CB23S 1,080
42%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M 8,210
19%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Skylake
Architecture
Sandy Bridge
Family
Core 10th Gen
Family
Core 2nd Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Comet Lake-S
-
Comet Lake-6C
Codename
Sandy Bridge
Sandy Bridge-HE-4
Sandy Bridge-4C-GT2
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
4/30/2020
Release Date
1/1/2011
Foundry
Intel
Foundry
Intel
Node
14nm+++
Node
32nm
Die Size
150 mm²
Die Size
216 mm²
Transistor Count
2.5 Billion
Transistor Count
1.2 Billion
6 Cores
4 Cores
12 Threads
4 Threads
3.1GHz
4.5GHz Boost
2.7GHz
3.7GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
DMI
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
L3
12MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
6MB Shared
12-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
32GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1333MHz
Transfer Rate
2666MT/s
Clock
667MHz
Transfer Rate
1333MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth
42.7GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
10.7GB/s
Bandwidth
21.3GB/s
TDP
65W
TDP
65W
Temp
100°C Max
-
Temp
-
69°C TCase
Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 1200
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 2.0 x16 Lanes
UHD 630 1150MHz
192 Shaders
1150MHz
440 GFLOPS FP32
HD 2000 1100MHz
48 Shaders
1100MHz
110 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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