Intel Core i5-2500k vs Intel Core i9-13900K. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 2000 Intel Core i 13000
• Family
  Intel Core i5 Intel Core i9
• Generation
  2 13
• Predecessor
  - Intel Core i9-12900K
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Successor
  - No

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  - 8x Raptor Cove / 3.80 GHz (5.70 GHz)
• B-Core
  - 16x Gracemont / 3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz)
• Base Frequency
  3.3 GHz 3.8 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid
• CPU Cores
  4 24
• CPU Threads
  4 32
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  3.7 GHz No
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  3.7 GHz -
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  - No turbo

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  10.1 12
• Execution units
  12 32
• Generation
  6 12
• GPU Frequency
  850 MHz 400 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 3000 Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32
• GPU Turbo
  1100 MHz 1450 MHz
• Max. displays
  2 4
• Max. GPU Memory
  - 16 GB
• Release date
  Q1/2011 Q4/2022
• Shader
  96 256
• Technology
  32 nm 10 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No Decode
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  No Decode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-13900K and Intel Core i5-2500k. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No Yes
• Max. Memory
  32 GB 128 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  - DDR5-5600
• PCIe lanes
  16 -
• PCIe version
  2.0 -
• Memory Bandwidth
  - 89.6 GB/s
• PCIe
  - 5.0 x 20

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-2500k and Intel Core i9-13900K Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  - 100 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  95 W 125 W
• TDP (PL2)
  - 241 W
• TDP down
  - No
• TDP up
  - No

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-2500k and Intel Core i9-13900K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Sandy Bridge S Raptor Lake S
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L2-Cache
  - 32 MB
• L3-Cache
  6 MB 36 MB
• Release date
  Q1/2011 Q4/2022
• Socket
  LGA 1155 LGA 1700
• Technology
  32 nm 10 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d