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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790S 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 i7-4790S is 1218 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S
- Performs up to 12% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-2500K - 124 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $274.5 vs $449.95
- Up to 45% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-2500K - $2.21 vs $4.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$274.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790S Processor (8M Cache, 3.2 GHz) BX80646I74790S
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i7-4790S |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | May 11th, 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 | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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