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Core i5-2500K vs Core i9-7900X

Core i5-2500K vs Core i9-7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-7900X 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 i9-7900X is 2360 days newer than Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K

  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 95 vs 140 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X

  • Performs up to 7% better in F1 22 than Core i5-2500K - 276 vs 257 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 20 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of F1 22.
F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

257

93.11594202898551%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-7900X Logo
Core i9-7900X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017


FPS

276

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€149

100%

FPS Winner

Intel BX80673I97900X Core Prozessor i9-7900X 3,3 GHz

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In Stock

Updated 189 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i9-7900X Logo
Core i9-7900X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

45.42897327707454%

Multi-Core

1921

21.876779410089966%

Intel Core i9-7900X Logo
Core i9-7900X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017


Single-Core

1422

100%

Multi-Core

8781

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K

vs

Intel Core i9-7900X

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Jun 26th, 2017
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Sandy BridgeCodenameSkylake-E/EP
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
4Threads
20
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed3.3 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
95 W
TDP140 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0xMultiplier33.0x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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