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Intel Core i5-2500 vs Intel Core i9-10900E
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-2500
64 %
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
Intel Core i9-10900E
100 %
10C / 20T · 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-2500
26 %
4C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
Intel Core i9-10900E
100 %
10C / 20T · 2.80 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i5-2500
23 %
Intel HD Graphics 2000
Intel Core i9-10900E
100 %
Intel UHD Graphics 630
More benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2500 | Intel Core i9-10900E |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | Intel Core i9 (81) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 2000 (28) | Intel Core i 10000 (43) |
| Architecture | Sandy Bridge S | Comet Lake S |
| Technology | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 1155 | LGA 1200 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2500 | Intel Core i9-10900E |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 10 / 20 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x | 10x |
| Frequency: | 3.30 GHz | 2.80 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.70 GHz | 4.70 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 6.00 MB | 20.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2500 | Intel Core i9-10900E |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 2000 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| GPU frequency | 0.85 - 1.10 GHz | 0.35 - 1.20 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 6 / 48 | 24 / 192 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | 64 GB |
| Technology | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2011 | Q4/2017 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2500 | Intel Core i9-10900E |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2500 | Intel Core i9-10900E |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) | DDR4-2933 (46.9 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | 3.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i5-2500 | Intel Core i9-10900E |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 95 W | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2500 | Intel Core i9-10900E |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date | Q1/2011 | Q2/2020 |
| Release price | 444 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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