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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms Core i5-2500S 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 i5-2500S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500S
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 9% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-2500S - 209 vs 192 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500S - 16 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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
Extreme
Core i5-2500S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
586
35.13189448441247%
Multi-Core
1492
18.743718592964825%
Intel Core i5-2500S | 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 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500S or Core i9-9900K
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
60 FPS
$35/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$60.59/FPS
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Core i9-9900K
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Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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