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Core i9-12900KS vs Core i5-2500

Core i9-12900KS vs Core i5-2500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 4104 days newer than Core i5-2500.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS

  • Performs up to 406% better in League of Legends than Core i5-2500 - 349 vs 69 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 24 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500

  • Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 95 vs 150 Watts
This is a free version of League of Legends.
League of Legends

League of Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


FPS

349

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

69

19%

Value, $/FPS

$2.82/FPS

100%

Price, $

$194.3

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500

Buy for $194.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 153 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


Single-Core

2692

100%

Multi-Core

16223

100%

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

589

21%

Multi-Core

1695

10%

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo

Intel Core i9-12900KS

vs
Intel Core i5-2500 Logo

Intel Core i5-2500

Apr 5th, 2022
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores4
24
Threads4
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
150 WTDP
95 W
10 nm
Process Size32 nm
34.0x
Multiplier33.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000
Yes
OverclockableNo

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