I. Introduction
The Core i5-7500 is a classic mainstream processor released by Intel 8 years ago, and the GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is similar. Both products were highly cost-effective and popular at the time, making them a golden combination for building PCs.
This article will test the latest performance of the Core i5-7500+GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER to evaluate whether it can still smoothly run today’s mainstream games. The answer will be revealed in this article.
II. Parameter Comparison
The Core i5-7500 was released on January 3, 2017, using a 14nm process, with 4 cores and 4 threads. Its base clock frequency is 3.4 GHz, with a boost frequency of up to 3.8 GHz, and it is equipped with 6MB of smart cache. Its standard power consumption is 65W, and the recommended retail price was $192.
The GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER was released on July 9, 2019, using the TU106 GPU based on the Turing architecture, built on TSMC’s 12nm process. It has 2176 CUDA cores, 136 texture units, 64 ROPs, 34 SMs, 272 Tensor cores, and 34 RT cores, with an L2 cache of 4MB.
Its base clock frequency is 1470 MHz, with a boost clock of up to 1650 MHz, and it is equipped with 8GB of GDDR6 memory, with a memory speed of 14 Gbps, a memory bus width of 256 bits, and a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. Its FP32 performance is 7.181 TFLOPS, with a power consumption of 175W, and the recommended retail price was $399.
III. Test Platform Configuration
The main configuration is as follows: Processor: Core i5-7500, motherboard: Gigabyte H110, memory: 32GB DDR4, graphics card: GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, storage: InnoDisk BX500 SSD.
IV. Game Tests (Core i5 7500 + RTX 2060 SUPER)
The following tests were conducted on seven games, all at 1440P resolution.
The first game is God of War.
The average frame rate is 73 FPS, the minimum instantaneous frame rate is 29 FPS, the frame time is 13.5ms, the CPU usage is 100%, power consumption is 28W, temperature is 47°C, memory usage is 8.5GB, GPU usage is 95%, memory usage is 5.1GB, power consumption is 167W, temperature is 68°C.
In this game, the CPU is fully utilized, memory usage is between 8GB and 9GB, and the GPU is not yet fully loaded, with memory usage just above 5GB.
The average frame rate can reach around 70 FPS, the minimum instantaneous frame rate is around 30 FPS, and the frame time is around 14ms. The game runs smoothly without issues.
The second game is Hitman 3.
The average frame rate is 91 FPS, the minimum instantaneous frame rate is 68 FPS, the frame time is 10.6ms, the CPU usage is 100%, power consumption is 28W, temperature is 47°C, memory usage is 7.4GB, GPU usage is 97%, memory usage is 3.8GB, power consumption is 172W, temperature is 69°C.
In this game, the CPU is fully utilized, memory usage is slightly above 7GB, the GPU is nearly fully loaded, and memory usage is between 3GB and 4GB.
The average frame rate can reach around 90 FPS, the minimum instantaneous frame rate is around 70 FPS, and the frame time is around 11ms. The game runs smoothly without issues.
The third game is Spider-Man.
The average frame rate is 68 FPS, the minimum instantaneous frame rate is 37 FPS, the frame time is 16.2ms, the CPU usage is 98%, power consumption is 28W, temperature is 48°C, memory usage is 9.6GB, GPU usage is 66%, memory usage is 5.8GB, power consumption is 131W, temperature is 64°C.
In this game, the CPU usage is nearly maxed out, memory usage is around 10GB, the GPU usage is only two-thirds, and memory usage is nearing its limit, indicating it is clearly insufficient.
The average frame rate can reach around 70 FPS, the minimum instantaneous frame rate is around 40 FPS, and the frame time is around 16ms. The game runs smoothly without issues.
The fourth game is Alan Wake 2.
The average frame rate is 42 FPS, the minimum instantaneous frame rate is 29 FPS, the frame time is 24.7ms, the CPU usage is 56%, power consumption is 20W, temperature is 44°C, memory usage is 8.2GB, GPU usage is 98%, memory usage is 5.2GB, power consumption is 171W, temperature is 68°C.
In this game, the CPU usage is under 60%, memory usage is slightly above 8GB, the GPU is nearly maxed out, and memory usage is just above 5GB.
The average frame rate is around 40 FPS, the minimum instantaneous frame rate is around 30 FPS, and the frame time is around 25ms. The latency is slightly high, and it cannot run smoothly.
The fifth game is Cyberpunk 2077.
The average frame rate is 61 FPS, the minimum instantaneous frame rate is 36 FPS, the frame time is 14.8ms, the CPU usage is 96%, power consumption is 28W, temperature is 47°C, memory usage is 9.2GB, GPU usage is 88%, memory usage is 5.0GB, power consumption is 163W, temperature is 67°C.
In this game, the CPU usage is nearly maxed out, memory usage is around 9GB, the GPU usage is below 90%, and memory usage is around 5GB.
The average frame rate is around 60 FPS, the minimum instantaneous frame rate is around 40 FPS, and the frame time is around 15ms. The game runs smoothly without issues.
The sixth game is Horizon Forbidden West.
The average frame rate is 55 FPS, the minimum instantaneous frame rate is 48 FPS, the frame time is 17.1ms, the CPU usage is 95%, power consumption is 28W, temperature is 47°C, memory usage is 9.5GB, GPU usage is 97%, memory usage is 7.0GB, power consumption is 176W, temperature is 69°C.
In this game, the CPU usage is nearly maxed out, memory usage is between 9GB and 10GB, and the GPU is nearly fully loaded. Memory usage is around 7GB, exceeding the physical memory limit.
The average frame rate is over 50 FPS, the minimum instantaneous frame rate is around 50 FPS, and the frame time is around 17ms. The game runs smoothly without issues.
The seventh game is The Last of Us Part I.
The average frame rate is 50 FPS, the minimum instantaneous frame rate is 30 FPS, the frame time is 18.2ms, the CPU usage is 98%, power consumption is 29W, temperature is 46°C, memory usage is 12.2GB, GPU usage is 94%, memory usage is 5.3GB, power consumption is 146W, temperature is 62°C.
In this game, the CPU usage is almost fully utilized, memory usage is just above 12GB, the GPU usage has some headroom left, and memory usage is just above 5GB.
The average frame rate is around 50 FPS, the minimum instantaneous frame rate is around 30 FPS, and the frame time is around 18ms. The game runs smoothly without issues.
V. Test Conclusion
Honestly speaking, the Core i5-7500 + GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER combination is still viable even today. It can run most games smoothly, and if the graphics settings and resolution are lowered, the smoothness may improve even further. The only drawback is the high CPU usage, which can become a bottleneck.
Overall, if you’re still using this setup and don’t plan to upgrade, it can still manage for another year or two.
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