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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-5930K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2400S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-5930K is 1331 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2400S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400S
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $70.0 vs $549.95
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Performs up to 1800% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-2400S - 19 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 59% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-2400S - $28.94 vs $70.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2400S - 12 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
1
5.263157894736842%
Value, $/FPS
$70/FPS
41.34285714285714%
Price, $
$70
100%
Intel Core i5-2400S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52400S
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Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
19
100%
Value, $/FPS
$28.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$549.95
12%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
496
42.90657439446367%
Multi-Core
1352
24.671532846715326%
Intel Core i5-2400S | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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