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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11500 is 2511 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 6% better in Rocket League than Core i7-4790 - 748 vs 707 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - £65.99 vs £139.74
- Up to 53% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i5-11500 - £0.09 vs £0.19 per FPS
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
748
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.19/FPS
47%
Price, £
£139.74
47%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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In Stock
Updated 2324 minutes ago
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
707
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.09/FPS
100%
Price, £
£65.99
100%
Value Winner
Powerful Intel i7-4790 CPU with 35W TDP - Quad Core
Buy for £65.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2325 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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