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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790T 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 i7-4790T.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790T
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 45 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 22% better in League of Legends than Core i7-4790T - 162 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-4790T - $101.64 vs $109.59
- Up to 23% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-4790T - $0.7 vs $0.91 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel CORE I7-4790T 2.70GHZ SKT1150 6MB Cache Tray, CM8064601561513 (SKT1150 6MB Cache Tray)
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
162
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.7/FPS
100%
Price, €
€112.82
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790T
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790T | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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