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Core i5-2500K vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Core i5-2500K vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X is 3588 days newer than Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K

  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 41% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-2500K - 658 vs 466 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 24 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

466

70.82066869300911%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€20.28

100%

INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K

Buy for 20.28 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 202 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

658

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

29.646626893070216%

Multi-Core

1921

16.165951359084406%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
4Threads
24
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
95 W
TDP105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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