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Intel logo Core i7-9800X
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Intel logo Core i5-2500K

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General information Core i7-9800X Core i5-2500K
Launched Q4 2018 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Skylake-X Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 13.2 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 17.8 %
Cores 8 0 % 4 50 %
Threads 16 0 % 4 75 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 95 W 42.4 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1 MB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 16.5 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-9800X Core i5-2500K
Overall Score 58468 0 % 40396 30.9 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 21 % 69.1 %
Benchmark Score 11686 0 % 2663 77.2 %
Single Thread Score 2566.4 0 % 1694.6 34 %
Encrypting Data 6308.7 MB/s 0 % 1038 MB/s 83.5 %
Compressing Data 251.1 MB/s 0 % 65 MB/s 74.1 %
String objects sorting 33406.1 thousand/s 0 % 8954.7 thousand/s 73.2 %
Prime numbers generation 71.1 millions/s 0 % 25.7 millions/s 63.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 58021.1 millions/s 0 % 14433.6 millions/s 75.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 36277.5 millions/s 0 % 7410.4 millions/s 79.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-9800X, Core i5-2500K.

Average frames per second Core i7-9800X Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.4 FPS 74.7 FPS
High settings 205.4 FPS 119.5 FPS
Medium settings 256.8 FPS 149.4 FPS
Low settings 321.0 FPS 186.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 41.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-9800X Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 153.6 FPS 121.7 FPS
High settings 245.8 FPS 194.8 FPS
Medium settings 307.2 FPS 243.5 FPS
Low settings 384.0 FPS 304.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 20.8 %
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