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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $439
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900 is 3719 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $194.3 vs $260.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 78% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i5-2500 - 128 vs 72 FPS
- Up to 25% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i5-2500 - $2.03 vs $2.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
128
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$260
74%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500 or Core i9-11900
Assassin's Creed Mirage, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
38 FPS
$60.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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53 FPS
$43.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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38 FPS
$36.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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53 FPS
$88.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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