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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 427 days older than the cheaper Core i5-6500T.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Core i5-6500T - 172 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500T - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500T
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - €116.14 vs €157.65
- Up to 25% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-4790 - €0.69 vs €0.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 35 vs 84 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel i7-4790 Core Prozessor (3.6 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 84Watt)
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Core i5-6500T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
169
98%
Value, €/FPS
€0.69/FPS
100%
Price, €
€116.14
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-6500T I5 6500T 2.5 GHz Used Quad-Core Quad-Thread CPU Processor 6M 35W LGA 1151
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-6500T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500T |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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