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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $350
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9500 is 1632 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 6% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i7-4790K - 111 vs 105 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - £148.88 vs £188.88
- Up to 26% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i7-4790K - £1.34 vs £1.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
111
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.34/FPS
100%
Price, £
£148.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 88 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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