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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $350
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790K 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 i7-4790K is 699 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470S
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - £29.0 vs £156.66
- Up to 79% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-4790K - £0.26 vs £1.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 14% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i5-3470S - 127 vs 111 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470S - 8 vs 4 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
111
87.4015748031496%
Value, £/FPS
£0.26/FPS
100%
Price, £
£29
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S
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Updated 2386 minutes ago
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
127
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.23/FPS
21.138211382113823%
Price, £
£156.66
18%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501
Buy for £156.66 on Amazon
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Updated 2387 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
604
43.54722422494592%
Multi-Core
1724
39.23532089212563%
Intel Core i5-3470S | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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