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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $439
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 3719 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - CA$54.96 vs CA$542.6
- Up to 89% better value when playing Control than Core i9-11900 - CA$0.28 vs CA$2.65 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 3% better in Control than Core i5-2500 - 205 vs 199 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
199
97.07317073170731%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.28/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$54.96
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
205
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.65/FPS
10.566037735849058%
Price, CA$
CA$542.6
10%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
589
27.652582159624412%
Multi-Core
1695
19.226406533575318%
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500 or Core i9-11900
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
73 FPS
CA$95.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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