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Core i9-11900K vs Core i5-2500K

Core i9-11900K vs Core i5-2500K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-11900K

3.5 GHz | 8-core

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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

Buy for 288.66 on Amazon

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Intel Core i5-2500K

3.3 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core i5 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i5-2500K Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz)

Buy for 414.81 on Amazon

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Updated 75015 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-11900K

3.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
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

Buy for 288.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75015 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-2500K

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Intel Core i5 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i5-2500K Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz)

Buy for 414.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75015 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 3719 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K

  • Performs up to 154% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-2500K - 289 vs 114 FPS
  • Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - €288.66 vs €414.81
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 95 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of Diablo IV.
Diablo IV

Diablo IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

289

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€288.66

100%

FPS 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

Buy for 288.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75015 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

114

39.44636678200692%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€414.81

69%

Intel Core i5 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i5-2500K Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz)

Buy for 414.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75015 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2371

100%

Multi-Core

10948

100%

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

27.24588781105019%

Multi-Core

1921

17.546583850931675%

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo

Intel Core i9-11900K

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Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Intel Core i5-2500K

Mar 16th, 2021
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Rocket LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads4
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
5.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
125 WTDP
95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
35.0x
Multiplier33.0x
UHD Graphics 750Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 3000
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Core i5-2500K

Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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