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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3470 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790 is 699 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 95% better in League of Legends than Core i5-3470 - 142 vs 73 FPS
- Up to 47% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-3470 - £0.46 vs £0.86 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - £63.11 vs £65.99
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 77 vs 84 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
142
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.46/FPS
100%
Price, £
£65.99
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Powerful Intel i7-4790 CPU with 35W TDP - Quad Core
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Intel Core I5-3470 Processor (3.20GHZ, 6MB Cache, Socket 1155)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Core i5-3470 |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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