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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF 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 i9-11900KF is 3719 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 21% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-2500K - 207 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $240.0 vs $390.81
- Up to 49% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-2500K - $1.16 vs $2.29 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
207
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$240
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
171
82.6086956521739%
Value, $/FPS
$2.29/FPS
50.65502183406113%
Price, $
$390.81
61%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
27.88088044885628%
Multi-Core
1921
18.97283950617284%
Intel Core i9-11900KF | 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 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
144 FPS
$8.33/FPS
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3080
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