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In short — Core i9-9980XE 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 i9-9980XE is 2840 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 97% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - CA$54.96 vs CA$1635.05
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 2% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i5-2500 - 257 vs 251 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 36 vs 4 threads
Monster Hunter: World
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1920 x 1080
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Highest
Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Intel Core i9-9980XE 18 Cores 3GHz 24.75MB 8 GT/s 165W LGA 2066 CPU SREZ3
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Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
589
41.47887323943662%
Multi-Core
1695
15.093499554764026%
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 4 | Threads | 36 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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