HP Intel Core i5-2500 vs HP Intel Core i7-2600

Key differences

The HP Intel Core i7-2600 has 0.1 GHz more processor base frequency than the HP Intel Core i5-2500 (3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). The HP Intel Core i5-2500 has 13 nm more processor lithography than the HP Intel Core i7-2600 (45 nm vs 32 nm). The HP Intel Core i7-2600 has 4 more processor threads than the HP Intel Core i5-2500 (8 vs 4). Processor family: Intel® Core™ i5 on the HP Intel Core i5-2500, Intel® Core™ i7 on the HP Intel Core i7-2600. Processor generation: 2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5 on the HP Intel Core i5-2500, 2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7 on the HP Intel Core i7-2600.

• Processor family
  • Intel Core i5-2500:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Intel Core i7-2600:Intel® Core™ i7
• Processor generation
  • Intel Core i5-2500:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Intel Core i7-2600:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
• Processor model
  • Intel Core i5-2500:i5-2500
  • Intel Core i7-2600:i7-2600
• Processor base frequency
  • Intel Core i5-2500:3.3 GHz
  • Intel Core i7-2600:3.4 GHz
• Processor lithography
  • Intel Core i5-2500:45 nm
  • Intel Core i7-2600:32 nm
• Processor threads
  • Intel Core i5-2500:4
  • Intel Core i7-2600:8
• Processor boost frequency
  • Intel Core i5-2500:3.7 GHz
  • Intel Core i7-2600:3.8 GHz
• Processor cache
  • Intel Core i5-2500:6 MB
  • Intel Core i7-2600:8 MB