Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 2511 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 6% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-4790 - 122 vs 115 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - €136.4 vs €157.65
- Up to 18% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-4790 - €1.12 vs €1.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 12 vs 8 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
Updated 216 minutes ago
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
122
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.12/FPS
100%
Price, €
€136.4
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
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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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
No | Overclockable | No |