Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1385 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $101.64 vs $106.02
- Up to 3% better value when playing Control than Core i7-4790K - $0.56 vs $0.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
202
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.56/FPS
100%
Price, €
€112.82
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
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Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 8 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 88 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
No | Overclockable | Yes |