Key Differences
In short — Core i7-2700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2400S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2400S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-2700K is 288 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2400S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400S
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i7-2700K - $70.0 vs $82.0
- Up to 10% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-2700K - $0.45 vs $0.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Performs up to 4% better in Rust than Core i5-2400S - 163 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2400S - 8 vs 4 threads
Rust
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Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2400S | vs | Intel Core i7-2700K |
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Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2011 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 4 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
No | Overclockable | Yes |