Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms Core i7-5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 304 days older than Core i7-5500U.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 2% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-5500U - 181 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5500U - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5500U
- Consumes up to 83% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 15 vs 88 Watts
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
181
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.15/FPS
100%
Price, £
£208.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 22 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i7-5500U |
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May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2015 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
Haswell | Codename | Broadwell |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel BGA 1168 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 15 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 5500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |