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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 1208 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $29.52 vs $140.97
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 10% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-2500 - 86 vs 78 FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 88 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Core i7 Quad-core i7-4790K 4GHz Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
589
42.465753424657535%
Multi-Core
1695
38.575329995448335%
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| 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 | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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