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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $539
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K 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 i9-11900K is 3719 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - £37.72 vs £258.88
- Up to 79% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-11900K - £0.23 vs £1.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 48% better in Rust than Core i5-2500K - 240 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
162
67%
Value, £/FPS
£0.23/FPS
100%
Price, £
£37.72
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
240
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.08/FPS
21%
Price, £
£258.88
14%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Core i9-11900K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
140 FPS
£10/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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