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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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MSRP in USD: $312
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4770 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4770 is 875 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-4770 - $24.95 vs $74.95
- Up to 64% better value when playing World of Tanks than Core i7-4770 - $0.05 vs $0.14 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4770
- Performs up to 4% better in World of Tanks than Core i5-2500 - 526 vs 508 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 84 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 8 vs 4 threads
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
508
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$24.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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Intel Core i7-4770 Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.4 GHZ LGA 1150 8 MB Cache BX80646I74770
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-4770
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i7-4770 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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