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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-2600K outperforms Core i5-2400S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-2600K and Core i5-2400S have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-2400S - 160 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-2400S - $0.44 vs $0.45 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2400S - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400S
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$70
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
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Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
157
98.125%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
97.77777777777777%
Price, $
$70
100%
Intel Core i5-2400S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52400S
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Updated 354106 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
496
74.25149700598801%
Multi-Core
1352
58.27586206896552%
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Core i5-2400S |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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