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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-4460 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790K is 10 days older than the more expensive Core i5-4460.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 3% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-4460 - 277 vs 270 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i5-4460 - £156.66 vs £167.07
- Up to 8% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-4460 - £0.57 vs £0.62 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4460 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4460
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 84 vs 88 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
277
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.57/FPS
100%
Price, £
£156.66
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501
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Core i5-4460
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
FPS
270
97.47292418772562%
Value, £/FPS
£0.62/FPS
91.93548387096774%
Price, £
£167.07
93%
CPU Intel Core i5-4460 / LGA1150 / Tray
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In Stock
Updated 1741 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-4460
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4460
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Single-Core
1051
75.77505407354002%
Multi-Core
2928
66.63632225762403%
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i5-4460 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | May 11th, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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