Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6600 outperforms Core i7-4790S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600 is 417 days newer than Core i7-4790S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-4790S - 309 vs 307 FPS
Forza Horizon 4
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TOP 5 Games
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Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790S | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
