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In short — Core i5-4690K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-4690K is 1240 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 3% better in Stray than Core i5-2500K - 183 vs 178 FPS
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $54.0 vs $449.95
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 88 vs 95 Watts
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
50.19425019425019%
Multi-Core
1921
52.90553566510603%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i5-4690K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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