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Core i5-8400T vs Core i7-4790

Core i5-8400T vs Core i7-4790: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790 is 1432 days older than the more expensive Core i5-8400T.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T

  • Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 35 vs 84 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790

  • Performs up to 3% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-8400T - 104 vs 101 FPS
  • Up to 32% cheaper than Core i5-8400T - $69.47 vs $101.64
  • Up to 34% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-8400T - $0.74 vs $1.12 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 8 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400T doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

101

97.11538461538461%

Value, €/FPS

€1.12/FPS

66.07142857142857%

Price, €

€112.82

68%

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

104

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.74/FPS

100%

Price, €

€77.11

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790

Buy for 77.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7336 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1099

90.00819000819%

Multi-Core

3884

100%

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1221

100%

Multi-Core

3852

99.1761071060762%

Intel Core i5-8400T

vs

Intel Core i7-4790

Apr 2nd, 2018
Release DateMay 1st, 2014
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
6Threads
8
1.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
35 W
TDP84 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
17.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 4600
NoOverclockableNo

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