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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600 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 i5-8600 is 1385 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Core i7-4790K - 175 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - £178.88 vs £188.88
- Up to 6% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-4790K - £1.02 vs £1.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501
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Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
175
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.02/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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