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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3330 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790 is 605 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3330.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3330
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - £59.99 vs £65.99
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 77 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 21% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-3330 - 146 vs 121 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i5-3330 - £0.45 vs £0.5 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3330 - 8 vs 4 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel i5-3330 Ivybridge Box Core i5 Processor (3GHz, 6MB Cache, Socket LGA 1155)
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Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
146
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.45/FPS
100%
Price, £
£65.99
90%
FPS and Value Winner
Powerful Intel i7-4790 CPU with 35W TDP - Quad Core
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3330
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3330 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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