Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600K outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9600K is 2840 days newer than Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 4% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i5-2500K - 304 vs 293 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 6 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
37.73364485981308%
Multi-Core
1921
29.700061842918984%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
---|---|---|
Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |