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In short — Core i9-10850K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10850K is 3487 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - CA$54.96 vs CA$611.76
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 4% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i5-2500 - 268 vs 257 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 20 vs 4 threads
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
589
33.85057471264368%
Multi-Core
1695
18.63456464379947%
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500 or Core i9-10850K
Dishonored 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
132 FPS
CA$30.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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