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 427 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 4% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-4790 - 48 vs 46 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $57.77 vs $98.71
- Up to 44% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-4790 - $1.34 vs $2.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 8 vs 4 threads
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
48
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.34/FPS
100%
Price, €
€64.12
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
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Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 4 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
No | Overclockable | No |