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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3470S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3470S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 699 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470S
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - £29.0 vs £169.99
- Up to 71% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-4790 - £1.07 vs £3.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 70% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i5-3470S - 46 vs 27 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470S - 8 vs 4 threads
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
27
58.69565217391305%
Value, £/FPS
£1.07/FPS
100%
Price, £
£29
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S
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In Stock
Updated 3936 minutes ago
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
46
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.7/FPS
28.91891891891892%
Price, £
£169.99
17%
FPS Winner
Intel Core I7-4790 CPU 3.6 GHz / LGA1150 / 8 MB Cache Tray C
Buy for £169.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3937 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
604
49.467649467649466%
Multi-Core
1724
44.75597092419522%
Intel Core i5-3470S | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 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 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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