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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900F is 3719 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 12% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-2500K - 292 vs 261 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $130.12 vs $219.35
- Up to 47% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-2500K - $0.49 vs $0.93 per 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 - 16 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
292
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€144.43
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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