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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF 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 i5-11600KF is 2511 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 88 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 21% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-4790K - 92 vs 76 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $90.46 vs $103.07
- Up to 28% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-4790K - $1.09 vs $1.51 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 12 vs 8 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
76
82.6086956521739%
Value, €/FPS
€1.51/FPS
72.18543046357617%
Price, €
€114.41
87%
Core i7 Quad-core i7-4790K 4GHz Desktop Processor
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
92
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.09/FPS
100%
Price, €
€100.41
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1387
63.16029143897997%
Multi-Core
4394
50.46514298840014%
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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