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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900F is 3719 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 36% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-2500K - 236 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $240.0 vs $390.81
- Up to 55% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i5-2500K - $1.02 vs $2.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
236
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$240
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
174
73.72881355932203%
Value, $/FPS
$2.25/FPS
45.333333333333336%
Price, $
$390.81
61%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Updated 350389 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
29.755872869645323%
Multi-Core
1921
20.946461672663833%
Intel Core i9-11900F | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900F or Core i5-2500K
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
193 FPS
$5.44/FPS
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Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$5.44/FPS
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Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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