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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900K is 2840 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-2500 - 316 vs 298 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - €21.31 vs €35.61
- Up to 42% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-2500 - €0.07 vs €0.12 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 4
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Verwendeter 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop-Prozessor 3,3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
316
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.07/FPS
100%
Price, €
€21.31
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K 8x3,6 (Boost 5,0) GHz R0 16MB-L3 Cache UHD 630 Sockel 1151
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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