Intel Core i7-4500U vs Intel Core i5-2500K
Summary
Intel Core i7-4500U
100%
Intel Core i5-2500K
155%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-4500U
100%
Intel Core i5-2500K
116%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-4500U
100%
Intel Core i5-2500K
183%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4500U |
| 80 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2500K |
| 16% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 83% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 55% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2500K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2500K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i7-4500U | | Intel Core i5-2500K | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i7-4500U | | Intel Core i5-2500K | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Haswell | vs | Intel_SandyBridge |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Haswell | vs | Sandy Bridge |
| Release Date | Jun 2013 | vs | Jan 2011 |
Cores
| Intel Core i7-4500U | | Intel Core i5-2500K | |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4400 | vs | Intel HD 3000 |
Cache
| Intel Core i7-4500U | | Intel Core i5-2500K | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4096 KB (shared) | vs | 6144 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i7-4500U | | Intel Core i5-2500K | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel BGA1168 | vs | Intel Socket 1155 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | FC-BGA1168 | vs | FC-LGA10 |
| Die Size | 118mm² | vs | 216mm² |
| Process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i7-4500U | | Intel Core i5-2500K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 1800 MHz | vs | 3300 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3000 MHz | vs | 3700 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 15 W | vs | 95 W |
Intel Core i7-4500U
3360 points
Intel Core i5-2500K
3700 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4500U
4838 points
Intel Core i5-2500K
13200 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4500U
4819
Intel Core i5-2500K
10235
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4500U
2823
Intel Core i5-2500K
3486
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4500U
5481
Intel Core i5-2500K
11233
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4500U
2481
Intel Core i5-2500K
3215
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4500U
3494
Intel Core i5-2500K
5853
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4500U
4343
Intel Core i5-2500K
4773
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4500U
8700
Intel Core i5-2500K
15956
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4500U
2.75
Intel Core i5-2500K
5.38
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4500U
116
Intel Core i5-2500K
122
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4500U
260
Intel Core i5-2500K
470
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4500U
12.67
Intel Core i5-2500K
10.8
seconds - lower is better
Intel Core i7-4500U
19.61
Intel Core i5-2500K
11.67
seconds - lower is better