Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 2921 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 16% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-2500K - 267 vs 230 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $207.66 vs $219.35
- Up to 19% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i5-2500K - $0.86 vs $1.06 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
267
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.86/FPS
100%
Price, €
€230.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
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Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 8 |
4 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |