CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 2500K vs 4690K

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores

Cinebench R10 32-bit, Passmark and GeekBench

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance

Cinebench R10 32-bit (1-core) and Passmark (Single Core)

Power Consumption

How much power does the processor require?

TDP

Value

Performance Per Dollar

CPUBoss Score

Performance, Single-core Performance, Power Consumption and Value

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Intel 4690K 

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 2500K

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Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 5.03 GHz vs 4.59 GHz Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Better PassMark (Overclocked) score 5,433.6 vs 4,652.1 More than 15% better PassMark (Overclocked) score
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 5.1 GHz vs 4.66 GHz Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
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Newer manufacturing process 22 nms vs 32 nms A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Slightly higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz vs 3.7 GHz More than 5% higher turbo clock speed
More number of displays supported 3 vs 2 1 more number of displays supported
Slightly higher clock speed 3.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz More than 5% higher clock speed
Lower typical power consumption 71.5W vs 112.55W More than 35% lower typical power consumption
Marginally newer Apr, 2014 vs Jan, 2011 Release date over 3 years later
Better PassMark (Single core) score 2,254 vs 1,863 More than 20% better PassMark (Single core) score
Better performance per dollar 4.93 pt/$ vs 2.81 pt/$ More than 75% better performance per dollar
Better geekbench (64-bit) score 13,183 vs 11,126 Around 20% better geekbench (64-bit) score
Better cinebench r10 32Bit 1-core score 7,619 vs 5,860 More than 30% better cinebench r10 32Bit 1-core score
Better PassMark score 7,771 vs 6,383 More than 20% better PassMark score
Better performance per watt 13.45 pt/W vs 6.12 pt/W Around 2.2x better performance per watt
Better cinebench r10 32Bit score 27,090 vs 20,381 Around 35% better cinebench r10 32Bit score
Significantly lower annual home energy cost 21.2 $/year vs 41.29 $/year Around 50% lower annual home energy cost
Lower annual commercial energy cost 77.09 $/year vs 110.03 $/year Around 30% lower annual commercial energy cost

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 2500K vs 4690K

GeekBench (32-bit)

Core i5 2500K
10,376
4690K
11,795

GeekBench (64-bit)

Core i5 2500K
11,126
4690K
13,183

Cinebench R10 32-Bit

Core i5 2500K
20,381
4690K
27,090
Core i5 2500K 4690K @ anandtech.com

Cinebench R10 32-Bit (Single Core)

4690K
7,619
Core i5 2500K 4690K @ anandtech.com

Passmark

4690K
7,771
Core i5 2500K 4690K @ cpubenchmark.net

Passmark (Single Core)

4690K
2,254

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

Core i5 2500K  vs
4690K 
Clock speed 3.3 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.7 GHz 3.9 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Is unlocked Yes Yes
Is hyperthreaded No No

features

Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing No No
Has vitualization support Yes Yes
Instruction-set-extensions
MMX
SSE
SSE4.2
AVX
SSE3
SSE2
Supplemental SSE3
SSE4.1
AVX 2.0
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

gpu

GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 3000 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Number of displays supported 2 3
GPU clock speed 850 MHz 350 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz 1,200 MHz

memory controller

Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 21,333.32 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB 32,768 MB

details

Core i5 2500K  vs
4690K 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nms 22 nms
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature 5 - 72.6°C Unknown - 72.72°C

overclocking

Overclocked clock speed 5.03 GHz 4.59 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 5.1 GHz 4.66 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 5,433.6 4,652.1
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 5.03 GHz 4.59 GHz

power consumption

TDP 95W 88W
Annual home energy cost 41.29 $/year 21.2 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 110.03 $/year 77.09 $/year
Performance per watt 6.12 pt/W 13.45 pt/W
Typical power consumption 112.55W 71.5W

bus

Architecture DMI FSB
Number of links 1 0
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s
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