Intel Core i5-2500K vs Intel Core i7-4710HQ

Core i5-2500K vs Core i7-4710HQ benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i5-2500K is faster than the Core i7-4710HQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4710HQ in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i7-4710HQ has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-2500K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4710HQ. Also, the Core i5-2500K has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-4710HQ outputs less heat than Core i5-2500K thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i5-2500K has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.