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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 2921 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-2500K - 316 vs 299 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $359.0 vs $390.81
- Up to 13% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-2500K - $1.14 vs $1.31 per FPS
- 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 i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
316
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$359
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 358111 minutes ago
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
299
94.62025316455697%
Value, $/FPS
$1.31/FPS
87.02290076335876%
Price, $
$390.81
91%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
Buy for $390.81 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 358111 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
38.20224719101123%
Multi-Core
1921
23.854464174841674%
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i5-2500K
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
216 FPS
$7.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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