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Core i5-11600K vs Core i7-4790K

Core i5-11600K vs Core i7-4790K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11600K

3.9 GHz | 6-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Prozessor 6 Kerne bis zu 4,9 GHz entsperrt LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipsatz) 125W

Buy for 195.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74498 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-4790K

4.0 GHz | 4-core

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Intel i7-4790K Core Prozessor (4.00 GHz, Max. Turbo 4.4 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 88Watt)

Buy for 399.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74498 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11600K

3.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Prozessor 6 Kerne bis zu 4,9 GHz entsperrt LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipsatz) 125W

Buy for 195.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74498 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-4790K

4.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Intel i7-4790K Core Prozessor (4.00 GHz, Max. Turbo 4.4 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 88Watt)

Buy for 399.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74498 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 2511 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K

  • Performs up to 7% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-4790K - 222 vs 207 FPS
  • Up to 51% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - €195.09 vs €399.9
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K

  • Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 88 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of Escape From Tarkov.
Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Core i5-11600K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

222

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€195.09

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Prozessor 6 Kerne bis zu 4,9 GHz entsperrt LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipsatz) 125W

Buy for 195.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74498 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

207

93.24324324324324%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€399.9

48%

Intel i7-4790K Core Prozessor (4.00 GHz, Max. Turbo 4.4 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 88Watt)

Buy for 399.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74498 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Core i5-11600K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Core i5-11600K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2186

100%

Multi-Core

8579

100%

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1387

63.449222323879226%

Multi-Core

4394

51.2180906865602%

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo

Intel Core i5-11600K

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Intel Core i7-4790K

Mar 16th, 2021
Release DateMay 1st, 2014
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Rocket LakeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
3.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
4.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
125 WTDP
88 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
39.0xMultiplier
40.0x
UHD Graphics 750Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4600
YesOverclockableYes

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