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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 2511 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 47% better in League of Legends than Core i7-4790K - 236 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - CA$196.23 vs CA$378.88
- Up to 65% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-4790K - CA$0.83 vs CA$2.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, Upto 4.4 GHz) FC-LGA12C
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
236
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$196.23
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4790K or Core i5-11400F
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
214 FPS
CA$6.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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213 FPS
CA$7.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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212 FPS
CA$8.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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