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The Core i5-5250U is a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i9-10980XE. We cannot compare value as at least one CPU is out of stock.

Advantages of the Core i5-5250U

  • Consumes up to 91% less energy15 vs 165 Watts
  • Can run games without a dedicated GPU as it has integrated graphics

Advantages of the Core i9-10980XE

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 36 vs 4 threads

Core i5-5250U vs Core i9-10980XE for Gaming

The CPU's performance in selected game and settings

Intel Core i5-5250U Logo

Core i5-5250U

Mar 1st, 2015


Average FPS

174

92%

Min 1% FPS

116

92%

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Core i5-5250U vs Core i9-10980XE in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i5-5250U vs Core i9-10980XE in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-5250U Logo

Core i5-5250U

Mar 1st, 2015


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

820

51%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

1576

13%

Intel Core i9-10980XE Logo

Core i9-10980XE

Oct 19th, 2019


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1599

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

12166

100%

Performance Specifications

The Core i5-5250U vs Core i9-10980XE in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i5-5250U Logo

Core i5-5250U

Mar 1st, 2015


Cores

2-core

11%

L3 Cache

3 MB

12%


Base Frequency

1.6 GHz

53%

Turbo Frequency

2.7 GHz

59%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

1866 MHz

64%

Intel Core i9-10980XE Logo

Core i9-10980XE

Oct 19th, 2019


Cores

18-core

100%

L3 Cache

24.75 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2933 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i5-5250U Logo

Core i5-5250U

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i9-10980XE Logo

Core i9-10980XE

Mar 1st, 2015
Oct 19th, 2019
$315.00
$1,076.00
Laptop
Desktop
Intel BGA 1168Intel Socket 2066
BroadwellCascade Lake
15 W
165 W
2
18
4
36
1.6 GHz
3.0 GHz
2.7 GHz
4.6 GHz
3 MB
24.75 MB
DDR3 @ 1866 MHzDDR4 @ 2933 MHz
Intel HD 6000
No
No
Yes

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