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Core i5-2500K vs Core i9-10900KF

Core i5-2500K vs Core i9-10900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900KF outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900KF is 3399 days newer than Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K

  • 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 20% better in Minecraft than Core i5-2500K - 746 vs 621 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 20 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Minecraft.
Minecraft

Minecraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

621

83%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-10900KF Logo
Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

746

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.47/FPS

100%

Price, €

€349.57

100%

FPS and Value Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i9-10900KF Logo
Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

36%

Multi-Core

1921

20%

Intel Core i9-10900KF Logo
Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1763

100%

Multi-Core

9154

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Intel Core i5-2500K

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Intel Core i9-10900KF Logo

Intel Core i9-10900KF

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Sandy BridgeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
4Threads
20
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.3 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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