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AvailabilityMSRP $589
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MSRP $589
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 4664 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Core i5-2500
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £27.66 vs £433.50
- Up to 90% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-14900K - £0.25 vs £2.55 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 55% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-2500 - 170 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 32 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
110
65%
Value, £/FPS
£0.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£27.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500 | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-2500 or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
170 FPS
£24.13/FPS
64 GB, N/A Storage
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171 FPS
£32.75/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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170 FPS
£37.06/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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