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Core i7-4790 vs Core i5-8500

Core i7-4790 vs Core i5-8500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1385 days newer than Core i7-4790.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Performs up to 1% better in Halo Infinite than Core i7-4790 - 161 vs 159 FPS
  • Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
This is a free version of Halo Infinite.
Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

159

98%

Value, €/FPS

€0.99/FPS

100%

Price, €

€157.65

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for 157.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 18 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

161

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1221

88%

Multi-Core

3852

79%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

100%

Multi-Core

4844

100%

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo

Intel Core i7-4790

vs
Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Intel Core i5-8500

May 1st, 2014Release Date
Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7CollectionCore i5
HaswellCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8
Threads6
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
84 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
36.0x
Multiplier30.0x
Intel HD 4600Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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