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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600 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 i5-6600 is 426 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Core i7-4790
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-4790 - 121 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $42.34 vs $79.00
- Up to 47% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-4790 - $0.35 vs $0.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
121
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.35/FPS
100%
Price, €
€42.34
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790 | vs | Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 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 | 3.3 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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