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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13600K is 3071 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Core i7-4790
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-13600K - £209.99 vs £232.08
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than Intel Core i5-13600K - 84 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-13600K
- Performs up to 27% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-4790 - 157 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 12% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-4790 - £1.48 vs £1.69 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 20 vs 8 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core I7-4790 CPU 3.6 GHz / LGA1150 / 8 MB Cache Tray C
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Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
157
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.48/FPS
100%
Price, £
£232.08
90%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24M Cache, up to 5.1 GHz
Buy for £232.08 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8594 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790 | vs | Core i5-13600K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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