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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $589
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 4664 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - $24.99 vs $438.49
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 30% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-2500K - 261 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 32 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
20.831989680748144%
Multi-Core
1921
9.147619047619047%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Core i9-14900K
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
159 FPS
$12.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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219 FPS
$13.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899.99
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261 FPS
$14.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,899.99
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86 FPS
$23.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999
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102 FPS
$25.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,599
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261 FPS
$14.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,799.95
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132 FPS
$21.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900K
96 GB, 10 TB SSD
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$2,899
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196 FPS
$12.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,499.99
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132 FPS
$17.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900K
96 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,249
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159 FPS
$16.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,550
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