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Core i5-10600K vs Core i7-4790

Core i5-10600K vs Core i7-4790: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10600K

4.1 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-10600K (Basistakt: 4,10GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 125Watt) Box

Buy for 146.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74062 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-4790

3.6 GHz | 4-core

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Intel i7-4790 Core Prozessor (3.6 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 84Watt)

Buy for 157.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74063 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10600K

4.1 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-10600K (Basistakt: 4,10GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 125Watt) Box

Buy for 146.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74062 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-4790

3.6 GHz | 4-core

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Intel i7-4790 Core Prozessor (3.6 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 84Watt)

Buy for 157.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74063 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-10600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-10600K is 2191 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600K

  • Performs up to 6% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-4790 - 181 vs 170 FPS
  • Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - €146.69 vs €157.65
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790

  • Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600K - 84 vs 95 Watts
This is a free version of Horizon Zero Dawn.
Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Intel Core i5-10600K Logo
Core i5-10600K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

181

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€146.69

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10600K (Basistakt: 4,10GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 125Watt) Box

Buy for 146.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74062 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

170

93.92265193370166%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€157.65

93%

Intel i7-4790 Core Prozessor (3.6 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 84Watt)

Buy for 157.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74063 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

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Core i5-10600K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

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Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Core i5-10600K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1658

100%

Multi-Core

6838

100%

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1221

73.64294330518698%

Multi-Core

3852

56.33226089499854%

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Intel Core i5-10600K

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Intel Core i7-4790

Apr 30th, 2020
Release DateMay 1st, 2014
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Comet LakeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
4.1 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
95 WTDP
84 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
41.0x
Multiplier36.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4600
Yes
OverclockableNo

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