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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4930K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4930K is 966 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4930K
- Performs up to 1% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-2500 - 211 vs 209 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - €113.84 vs €272.66
- Up to 58% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-2500 - €0.54 vs €1.3 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-4930K - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-4930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-4930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
211
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.54/FPS
100%
Price, €
€113.84
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80633I74930K Boxed Intel Core i7-4930K Ivy Bridge Processor, 12 MB Cache, 3.40 GHz, Nero
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Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
209
99.0521327014218%
Value, €/FPS
€1.3/FPS
41.53846153846154%
Price, €
€272.66
41%
Intel Core i5-2500
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In Stock
Updated 138 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-4930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
589
88.97280966767372%
Multi-Core
1695
50.80935251798561%
Intel Core i7-4930K | vs | Intel Core i5-2500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge E | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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