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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790T 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 i7-4790T is 1208 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790T
- Performs up to 24% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i5-2500K - 92 vs 74 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $149.88 vs $449.95
- Up to 73% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i5-2500K - $1.63 vs $6.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 45 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-4790T
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
92
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$149.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CORE I7-4790T 2.70GHZ SKT1150 6MB Cache Tray, CM8064601561513 (SKT1150 6MB Cache Tray)
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Updated 3850 minutes ago
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
74
80.43478260869566%
Value, $/FPS
$6.08/FPS
26.809210526315784%
Price, $
$449.95
33%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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In Stock
Updated 3847 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-4790T
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
56.173913043478265%
Multi-Core
1921
56.817509612540675%
Intel Core i7-4790T | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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