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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $350
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790K is 1208 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 14% better in World of Warcraft than Core i5-2500K - 182 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $128.36 vs $299.99
- Up to 62% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-2500K - $0.71 vs $1.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 88 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
World of Warcraft
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
182
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$128.36
100%
FPS and Value Winner
DSPDVWOW CPU Processor Intel Core I7-4790K I7 4790K 4.0 GHz Quad-Core Eight-Thread 88W 8M LGA 1150 CPU Processor, LHY666
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | 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 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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