Core i5-2400 vs Core i5-7500

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-7500
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.11
+64.4%

Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-2400 by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-7500 and Core i5-2400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13281666
Place by popularity7735
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.570.86
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5Core i5 (Desktop)
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)9 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$202$60
Current price$89 (0.4x MSRP)$57 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-7500 has 548% better value for money than i5-2400.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-7500 and Core i5-2400 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)6144 KB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data216 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,160 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-7500 and Core i5-2400 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
SocketFCLGA1151LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-7500 and Core i5-2400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX+no data
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP+no data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-7500 and Core i5-2400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-7500 and Core i5-2400 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-7500 and Core i5-2400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s21 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics 2000
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-7500 and Core i5-2400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-7500 and Core i5-2400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-7500 and Core i5-2400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-7500 and Core i5-2400.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-7500 4.11
+64.4%
i5-2400 2.50

Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-2400 by 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i5-7500 6362
+64.6%
i5-2400 3866

Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-2400 by 65% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-7500 1271
+130%
i5-2400 553

Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-2400 by 130% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-7500 3477
+117%
i5-2400 1604

Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-2400 by 117% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-7500 7247
+26.8%
i5-2400 5715

Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-2400 by 27% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-7500 9.72
+20.4%
i5-2400 11.7

Core i5-2400 outperforms Core i5-7500 by 20% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i5-7500 7
+35.4%
i5-2400 5

Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-2400 by 35% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-7500 3.2
+33.3%
i5-2400 2.4

Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-2400 by 33% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-7500 2979
i5-2400 3194
+7.2%

Core i5-2400 outperforms Core i5-7500 by 7% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-7500 39
+47.9%
i5-2400 27

Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-2400 by 48% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-7500 182
+32.6%
i5-2400 137

Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-2400 by 33% in x264 encoding pass 1.

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

Benchmark coverage: 4%

i5-7500 7370
+40.1%
i5-2400 5260

Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-2400 by 40% in 3DMark Fire Strike Physics.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.11 2.50
Recency 3 January 2017 9 January 2011
Cost $202 $60
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

The Core i5-7500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-2400 in performance tests.


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