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Core i7-4790 vs Core i5-2500K

Core i7-4790 vs Core i5-2500K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 1208 days newer than Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790

  • Performs up to 15% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-2500K - 535 vs 466 FPS
  • Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 84 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

535

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€84.97

100%

FPS Winner

Intel i7-4790 Core Prozessor (3.6 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 84Watt)

Buy for 84.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

466

87.10280373831776%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1221

100%

Multi-Core

3852

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

52.907452907452914%

Multi-Core

1921

49.87019730010384%

Intel Core i7-4790

vs

Intel Core i5-2500K

May 1st, 2014
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i7CollectionCore i5
HaswellCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
8
Threads4
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.0 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
84 W
TDP95 W
22 nm
Process Size32 nm
36.0x
Multiplier33.0x
Intel HD 4600Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 3000
NoOverclockable
Yes

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