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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700KF 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 i7-9700KF is 2921 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Performs up to 9% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-2500 - 283 vs 259 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i7-9700KF - €272.66 vs €332.66
- Up to 11% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-9700KF - €1.05 vs €1.18 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
283
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.18/FPS
88.98305084745763%
Price, €
€332.66
81%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9700KF processore 3,6 GHz Scatola 12 MB Cache intelligente
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Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
259
91.51943462897526%
Value, €/FPS
€1.05/FPS
100%
Price, €
€272.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500
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Updated 58293 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
589
35.35414165666266%
Multi-Core
1695
23.84972562262558%
Intel Core i7-9700KF | vs | Intel Core i5-2500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700KF or Core i5-2500
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
181 FPS
€13.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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