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In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 2921 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 10% better in Valorant than Core i5-2500K - 773 vs 700 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
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - £37.72 vs £108.88
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz LGA1151 9M Cache BOX CPU
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Intel Core i5-2500K CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
46.879535558780844%
Multi-Core
1921
39.739346297062475%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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