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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $539
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500 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 more expensive Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 10% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-2500 - 181 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - €278.88 vs €288.88
- Up to 12% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-2500 - €1.54 vs €1.76 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i5-2500
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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
181
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.54/FPS
100%
Price, €
€278.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K, processore per sistemi desktop 8 core fino a 5,3 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e 400 selezionati) 125 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | 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 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500 or Core i9-11900K
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
104 FPS
€19.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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44 FPS
€25.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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155 FPS
€18.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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