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Core i7-4790 vs Core i5-8400

Core i7-4790 vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1253 days newer than Core i7-4790.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Performs up to 1% better in Valheim than Core i7-4790 - 200 vs 198 FPS
  • Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
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Valheim

Valheim

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

198

99%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

200

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.94/FPS

100%

Price, €

€188.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Processore 9 MB di cache fino a 4.00 GHz

Buy for 188.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12432 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1221

90%

Multi-Core

3852

81%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo

Intel Core i7-4790

vs
Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

May 1st, 2014Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7CollectionCore i5
HaswellCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8
Threads6
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
84 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
36.0x
Multiplier28.0x
Intel HD 4600
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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