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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $423
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900 is 3026 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $194.3 vs $199.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-2500 - 315 vs 298 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-2500 - $0.63 vs $0.65 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
Forza Horizon 4
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Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
315
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199
97%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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