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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11400F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11400F is 3719 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 17% better in Ready or Not than Core i5-2500K - 282 vs 241 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i5-11400F - $24.99 vs $105.99
- Up to 74% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i5-11400F - $0.1 vs $0.38 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
282
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
26.31578947368421%
Price, $
$105.99
23%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
241
85.46099290780141%
Value, $/FPS
$0.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$24.99
100%
Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Updated 343 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
32.942376338602756%
Multi-Core
1921
25.249737118822292%
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i5-2500K
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
99 FPS
$9.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$980
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99 FPS
$8.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$845
In Stock
108 FPS
$9.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$974
In Stock
83 FPS
$6.01/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$499
In Stock
115 FPS
$9.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,079.99
In Stock
92 FPS
$14.11/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,298
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111 FPS
$8.56/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949.99
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115 FPS
$7.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
In Stock
83 FPS
$8.07/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$669.99
In Stock
108 FPS
$9.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,049
In Stock
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