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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9600 is 2840 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i5-9600 - $18.27 vs $91.4
- Up to 77% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-9600 - $0.16 vs $0.7 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Performs up to 16% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-2500K - 144 vs 124 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 - 6 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
124
86.11111111111111%
Value, €/FPS
€0.16/FPS
100%
Price, €
€20.28
100%
Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
144
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.7/FPS
22.857142857142858%
Price, €
€101.45
19%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for €101.45 on Amazon
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Updated 36 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
44.18604651162791%
Multi-Core
1921
38.855177993527505%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i5-9600 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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