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 3070 - Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks

Core i5-4690K
149.7
FX-6300
149.1
Core i5-4690
149
Core i5-4670K
148.4
Core i5-4590
147.7
Core i5-3570
147.4
Core i5-4670
147.1
Core i5-2550K
146.2
Core i5-4690S
145.1
Core i5-4570
145.1
Core i5-3350P
145.1
Core i5-4460
144.5
Core i5-3570K
144.5
Core i5-3550
144.5
Core i5-3470
143.8
Core i5-4440
143.2
Core i5-3340
142.9
Core i5-3450
142.6
Core i5-2450P
142.6
Core i5-4430
142.6
Core i5-2380P
142
Core i5-3475S
141.9
Core i5-3335S
139.7
Core i5-3330
139.3
Core i5-3570S
138.7
Core i5-2500
138.7
Core i5-2500K
138.7
Core i5-3450S
138.7
Core i5-3550S
138.7
Core i5-3470S
138.7
Core i5-4430S
138.7
Core i5-4670S
138.7
Core i5-4570S
138.7
Core i5-3340S
138.7
Core i5-4440S
138.7
Core i5-4460S
138.7
Core i5-4590S
138.7
FX-6350
138.6
FX-6100
138.6
FX-6120
138.2
FX-6130
137.9
FX-6200
137.7
FX-4350
134.1
FX-4170
133.9
FX-4320
133.6
FX-4150
133
Core i5-2500S
132.3
Core i5-2400
132.3
FX-4300
132.3
Core i5-2300
132.3
Core i5-2310
132.3
Core i5-2320
132.3
Core i5-750
132.3
Core i5-3330S
132.3
FX-4130
131.3
FX-4200
130.4
Core 2 Quad Q9300
125.8
Core i5-2400S
125.8
Core i5-2405S
125.8
Core i5-760
125.8
Core i5-750S
125.8
Core i5-661
125.6
Core i5-680
125.6
Core i5-670
125.6
Pro A10-7800B
125.2
A10-7800
125.1
A10-5700
125
A10-6800K
124.3
A10-6700
123.9
A10-6790K
123.3
A10-6790B
123.3
A10-7850K
122.9
Pro A10-7850B
122.8
Phenom II X3 720
121.9
Phenom II X3 B75
121.9
Phenom II X3 740
121.9
Phenom II X3 B73
121.9
A10-6800B
121.3
A10-7700K
121.3
A10-5800K
121.3
A10-6700T
119.5
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
119.5
Core 2 Quad Q8300
119.5
Core 2 Quad Q8200S
119.5
Core 2 Quad Q8200
119.5
Core i5-655K
119.4
Core i5-650
119.4
Core i5-660
119.4
Phenom II X3 710
115.7
Phenom II X2 B55
110.7
Phenom II X2 565 Black
110.7
Phenom II X2 550
110.7
Phenom II X2 545
110.7
Phenom II X2 B53
110.7
Phenom II X2 565
110.7
Phenom II X2 555
110.7
Phenom II X2 560
110.7
Phenom II X2 B57
110.7
Phenom II X2 511
110.7
Phenom II X2 521
110.7
Phenom II X3 B77
109.4
Phenom II X3 700e
109.4
Phenom II X3 715
109.4
Phenom II X3 705e
109.4
Phenom II X3 740 Black
109.4
Phenom II X3 720 Black
109.4
Phenom X4 9450e
106.5
Phenom II X2 555 Black
104.7
Phenom II X2 550 Black
104.7
Phenom II X2 560 Black
104.7
Phenom II X3 715 Black
103.2
Phenom X4 9150e
100.2
Phenom X4 9350e
100.2
Phenom X4 9100e
100.2
Phenom X3 8450
97
Phenom X3 8450e
97
Core 2 Duo E8400
92.8
Core 2 Duo E8300
92.8
Core 2 Duo E8200
92.8
Core 2 Duo E8190
92.8
Core 2 Duo E7400
92.8
Core 2 Duo E7300
92.8
Core 2 Duo E7200
92.8
Phenom X3 8250e
90.8

The Core i5-2500S GPU ranks between the FX-4150 and Core i5-2400 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0.5% 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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