Intel Core i5-2500S Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks - Can Core i5-2500S Run Need For Speed: Payback?

Mid-range Desktop processor released in 2011 with 4 cores and 4 threads. With base clock at 3.7GHz, max speed at 3.7GHz, and a 65W power rating. Core i5-2500S is based on the Sandy Bridge 32nm family and part of the Core i5 series.

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Core i5-2500S - 1080p - RTX 2070 - Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks

Core i5-4690K	105.2
FX-6300	105.2
Core i5-4690	104.8
Core i5-4670K	104.3
Core i5-4590	104
Core i5-3570	103.7
Core i5-4670	103.5
Core i5-2550K	102.9
Core i5-4690S	102.2
Core i5-4570	102.2
Core i5-3350P	102.2
Core i5-4460	101.8
Core i5-3570K	101.8
Core i5-3550	101.8
Core i5-3470	101.4
Core i5-4440	101
Core i5-3340	100.7
Core i5-3450	100.5
Core i5-2450P	100.5
Core i5-4430	100.5
Core i5-3475S	100.2
Core i5-2380P	100.2
Core i5-3335S	98.6
Core i5-3330	98.4
FX-6100	98.2
FX-6350	98.2
Core i5-3470S	98.1
Core i5-2500	98.1
Core i5-2500K	98.1
Core i5-3450S	98.1
Core i5-3550S	98.1
Core i5-4430S	98.1
Core i5-3570S	98.1
Core i5-4570S	98.1
Core i5-3340S	98.1
Core i5-4440S	98.1
Core i5-4460S	98.1
Core i5-4670S	98.1
Core i5-4590S	98.1
FX-6120	97.9
FX-6200	97.7
FX-6130	97.7
FX-4350	94.9
FX-4170	94.8
FX-4320	94.6
FX-4150	94.2
Core i5-2500S	93.8
Core i5-2400	93.8
FX-4300	93.8
Core i5-2300	93.8
Core i5-2310	93.8
Core i5-2320	93.8
Core i5-750	93.8
Core i5-3330S	93.8
FX-4130	93.2
FX-4200	92.5
Core 2 Quad Q9300	89.6
Core i5-2400S	89.6
Core i5-2405S	89.6
Core i5-760	89.6
Core i5-750S	89.6
Pro A10-7800B	89.1
Core i5-661	89
Core i5-680	89
Core i5-670	89
A10-5700	89
A10-7800	89
A10-6800K	88.5
A10-6700	88.3
A10-6790K	87.9
A10-6790B	87.9
A10-7850K	87.6
Pro A10-7850B	87.5
Phenom II X3 720	86.7
Phenom II X3 B75	86.7
Phenom II X3 740	86.7
Phenom II X3 B73	86.7
A10-6800B	86.6
A10-7700K	86.6
A10-5800K	86.6
A10-6700T	85.3
Core 2 Quad Q8400S	85.3
Core 2 Quad Q8300	85.3
Core 2 Quad Q8200S	85.3
Core 2 Quad Q8200	85.3
Core i5-655K	85
Core i5-650	85
Core i5-660	85
Phenom II X3 710	82.6
Phenom II X2 B55	79
Phenom II X2 565 Black	79
Phenom II X2 550	79
Phenom II X2 545	79
Phenom II X2 B53	79
Phenom II X2 565	79
Phenom II X2 555	79
Phenom II X2 560	79
Phenom II X2 B57	79
Phenom II X2 511	79
Phenom II X2 521	79
Phenom II X3 B77	78.5
Phenom II X3 700e	78.5
Phenom II X3 715	78.5
Phenom II X3 705e	78.5
Phenom II X3 740 Black	78.5
Phenom II X3 720 Black	78.5
Phenom X4 9450e	76.9
Phenom II X2 555 Black	75.1
Phenom II X2 550 Black	75.1
Phenom II X2 560 Black	75.1
Phenom II X3 715 Black	74.5
Phenom X4 9150e	72.7
Phenom X4 9350e	72.7
Phenom X4 9100e	72.7
Phenom X3 8450	70.4
Phenom X3 8450e	70.4
Core 2 Duo E8400	67.3
Core 2 Duo E8300	67.3
Core 2 Duo E8200	67.3
Core 2 Duo E8190	67.3
Core 2 Duo E7400	67.3
Core 2 Duo E7300	67.3
Core 2 Duo E7200	67.3
Phenom X3 8250e	66.3

The Core i5-2500S GPU ranks between the FX-4150 and Core i5-2400 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0.4% less powerful than the FX-4150 but still offers 0% more juice than the Core i5-2400 for those epic gaming sessions. With its performance, the Core i5-2500S snags the 47th spot on the leaderboard. In the gaming world, the Core i5-2500S GPU is your mid-tier warrior, wielding its 4-cores and 4-threads to deliver decent frame rates in most titles.

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