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Intel logo Core i7-4930K
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Intel logo Core i5-2500K

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General information Core i7-4930K Core i5-2500K
Launched Q1 2013 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge-E Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 2.9 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 5.1 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 95 W 26.9 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-4930K Core i5-2500K
Overall Score 49776 0 % 40500 18.6 %
Future Proof 34 % 0 % 21 % 38.2 %
Benchmark Score 6139 0 % 2690 56.2 %
Single Thread Score 1980.7 0 % 1682 15.1 %
Encrypting Data 2785.8 MB/s 0 % 1038 MB/s 62.7 %
Compressing Data 154.2 MB/s 0 % 65.8 MB/s 57.3 %
String objects sorting 21590 thousand/s 0 % 9014.9 thousand/s 58.2 %
Prime numbers generation 40.7 millions/s 0 % 25.9 millions/s 36.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 34920.7 millions/s 0 % 14398.1 millions/s 58.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 17410.9 millions/s 0 % 7466.9 millions/s 57.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4930K, Core i5-2500K.

Average frames per second Core i7-4930K Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.1 FPS 74.3 FPS
High settings 163.4 FPS 119.0 FPS
Medium settings 204.3 FPS 148.7 FPS
Low settings 255.3 FPS 185.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 27.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-4930K Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.0 FPS 121.4 FPS
High settings 220.8 FPS 194.3 FPS
Medium settings 276.0 FPS 242.9 FPS
Low settings 345.0 FPS 303.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 12 %
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