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CA$225
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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MSRP in USD: $312
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9600K is 1632 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 12% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-4790 - 153 vs 137 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - CA$144.0 vs CA$225.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-9600K - CA$1.05 vs CA$1.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 84 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 8 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
153
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.47/FPS
71%
Price, CA$
CA$225
64%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80684I59600K Boxed Core i5-9600K Processor, 9MB Cache, up to 3.7 GHz
Buy for CA$225 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15292 minutes ago
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
137
89%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.05/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$144
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor 3.6GHz 8MB LGA 1150 CPU, OEM (CM8064601560113)
Buy for CA$144 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15292 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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