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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also 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 i9-11900K
- Performs up to 6200% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-2500K - 63 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 89% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-2500K - £4.17 vs £37.72 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - £37.72 vs £262.99
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
63
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.17/FPS
100%
Price, £
£262.99
14%
FPS and Value 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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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
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Core i5-2500K
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
25 FPS
£52.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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