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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $385
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MSRP in USD: $385
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700K 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 i7-9700K is 2840 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Performs up to 24% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-2500K - 215 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $295.13 vs $449.95
- Up to 47% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i5-2500K - $1.37 vs $2.59 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
215
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295.13
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i7-9700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Core i7-9700K
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
154 FPS
$9.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$8.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$8.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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$17.53/FPS
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Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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