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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790 is 978 days older than the more expensive Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 0% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-7400 - 308 vs 307 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-7400 - £65.99 vs £158.88
- Up to 60% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-7400 - £0.21 vs £0.52 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Forza Horizon 4
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
308
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.21/FPS
100%
Price, £
£65.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Powerful Intel i7-4790 CPU with 35W TDP - Quad Core
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Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Core i5-7400 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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