UserBenchmark: Intel Core i5-2500K vs i5-4690K

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Best Bench: 82% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 53% Great: 82%

SPEED RANK: 408^th / 1442

Gaming 70%

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Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 52%

Yacht

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Best Bench: 79% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 44% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)

Poor: 44% Great: 79%

SPEED RANK: 484^th / 1442

Gaming 66%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 49%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		69.6 %	Slightly faster effective speed. +6%		65.9 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	83.7 Pts	+1%	83.1 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	99.8 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +13%	88.4 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	197 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +13%	174 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	318 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +13%	281 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	345 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +15%	300 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	95.2 Pts	+0%	94.9 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	123 Pts	Slightly faster OC single-core speed. +8%	114 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	242 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +7%	227 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	404 Pts	Slightly faster OC quad-core speed. +6%	380 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	428 Pts	Slightly faster OC octa-core speed. +7%	399 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.22 %	Much higher market share. +57%	0.14 %
Value Value For Money	110 %	Much better value. +61%	68.2 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	72 %		76 %	Slightly more popular. +6%
Price Price (score)	$53	Much cheaper. +78%	$246


Age Newest	119 Months	More recent. +25%	159 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	88 Watts	Slightly more energy efficient. +7%	95 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores		4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	22 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +31%	32 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +6%	3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.9 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +5%	3.7 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	434 Pts	Slightly faster OC 64-core speed. +7%	407 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	348 Pts	Faster 64-core speed. +14%	304 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1150	LGA1155
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 4600	HD 3000
Launch Date Launch Date	Q2'14	Q1'11
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Lithography Lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$242.00 - $243.00	N/A
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	3.9 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR3 1066/1333
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	350 MHz	850 MHz
Wireless Display Intel® Wireless Display	Yes	No
# of Displays Supported # of Displays Supported ‡	3	2
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.2 GHz	1.1 GHz
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡	Yes	No
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	3.0	2.0
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The Intel Core i5-4690K is the latest incremental upgrade to Intel's unlocked mid-range quad core family of processors. The 4690K replaces the 4670K. Comparing the 4690K and 4670K shows that little has changed. The two chips share identical architecture; in fact the only difference between them is a 100 MHz bump to both the base and turbo clocks. The 100 MHz bump translates to an insignificant 2.9% performance increase. In terms of outright performance the 4690K has an effective speed of 103 which thanks to its superb single and dual core performance, is 12% stronger than the average of the group leaders. Overall the 4690K brings nothing new to the table so owners of previous flagship i5's will gain little by upgrading but as a new purchase the 4690K is a strong contender for both power users and high end gamers. ^{[Jul '14 CPUPro]}

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The i5-2500K is a second generation Sandy Bridge processor which is currently two generations old and nearly three years out of date. The many users that had the good sense to purchase this processor should feel in no hurry to upgrade as it's still no slouch, even by today's standards. The benchmark figures indicate that, even at stock clock rates, in terms of real-world performance this processor is approximately 20% slower than the best currently available, not bad considering its age. Given that the 2500K has an unlocked multiplier upping its performance by 10% with stock cooling should not pose much of a problem for the majority of owners. Here is a detailed performance comparison of the 2500K vs 4670K. ^{[Jul '13 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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