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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900X is 2840 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $390.81 vs $550.0
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 95 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 3000% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-2500K - 31 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 95% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-2500K - $17.74 vs $390.81 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 20 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
1
3.225806451612903%
Value, $/FPS
$390.81/FPS
4.53929019216499%
Price, $
$390.81
100%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
31
100%
Value, $/FPS
$17.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$550
71%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
43.413978494623656%
Multi-Core
1921
20.187053383774696%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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