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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600K is 3719 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 46% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-2500K - 92 vs 63 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $179.99 vs $449.95
- Up to 73% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-2500K - $1.96 vs $7.14 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 12 vs 4 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
92
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$1.96/FPS
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Price, $
$179.99
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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