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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900KF 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 i9-10900KF is 3399 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i9-10900KF - €288.88 vs €349.57
- Up to 11% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i9-10900KF - €1.34 vs €1.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900KF
- Performs up to 7% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-2500 - 231 vs 215 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 20 vs 4 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
215
93%
Value, €/FPS
€1.34/FPS
100%
Price, €
€288.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500
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Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
231
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.51/FPS
88%
Price, €
€349.57
82%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-10900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 core fino a 5,3 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 125 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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