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In short — Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900 is 3656 days newer than Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900
- Performs up to 18% better in Battlefield IV than Core i5-2500K - 446 vs 379 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 24 vs 4 threads
Battlefield IV
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1920 x 1080
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Ultra
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
31.48148148148148%
Multi-Core
1921
19.472883933096806%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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