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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 2840 days newer than Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 7% better in Rocket League than Core i5-2500K - 730 vs 681 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
730
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$439
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 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 i9-9900K
Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality
358 FPS
$13.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$4,699.99
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263 FPS
$14.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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297 FPS
$13.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,999
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