Intel Core i5-2500K vs. Intel Core i7-4790K Benchmarks

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Of the components selected for comparison, there were 86 benchmarks in common (matching test profile, test version and any configurable test options) and where that data was statistically significant and at least three independent data points for each component of the public test results on OpenBenchmarking.org.

Intel Core i7-4790K had the most wins, coming in first place for 91% of the tests.

Based on the geometric mean of all complete results, the fastest (Intel Core i7-4790K) was 1.408x the speed of the slowest (Intel Core i5-2500K).

The results with the greatest spread from best to worst included: , Build2 (Time To Compile) at 1.889x, IndigoBench (Acceleration: CPU - Scene: Bedroom) at 1.858x, IndigoBench (Acceleration: CPU - Scene: Supercar) at 1.83x, Numpy Benchmark at 1.595x, Node.js V8 Web Tooling Benchmark at 1.564x, Hugin (Panorama Photo Assistant + Stitching Time) at 1.541x, Basis Universal (Settings: UASTC Level 3) at 1.514x, Basis Universal (Settings: ETC1S) at 1.493x, G'MIC (Test: Plotting Isosurface Of A 3D Volume, 1000 Times) at 1.401x, Ogg Audio Encoding (WAV To Ogg) at 1.4x.

86 Benchmarks Found In Common - Sort By: Greatest Spread