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The Core i5-660 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i7-4790T and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $2.28 more expensive!

Advantages of the Core i5-660

The Core i7-4790T is better in every way

Advantages of the Core i7-4790T

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Up to 1% cheaper$149.88 vs $152.16
  • A much better value for money for gaming
  • Consumes up to 38% less energy45 vs 73 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 8 vs 4 threads

Core i5-660 vs Core i7-4790T for Gaming

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Core i5-660 vs Core i7-4790T in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i5-660 vs Core i7-4790T in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-660 Logo

Core i5-660

Jan 7th, 2010


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

499

40%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

1004

28%

Intel Core i7-4790T Logo

Core i7-4790T

May 1st, 2014


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1235

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

3648

100%

Performance Specifications

The Core i5-660 vs Core i7-4790T in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i5-660 Logo

Core i5-660

Jan 7th, 2010


Cores

2-core

50%

L3 Cache

4 MB

50%


Base Frequency

3.333 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

92%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

1333 MHz

83%

Intel Core i7-4790T Logo

Core i7-4790T

May 1st, 2014


Cores

4-core

100%

L3 Cache

8 MB

100%


Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

81%

Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

100%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

1600 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i5-660 Logo

Core i5-660

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i7-4790T Logo

Core i7-4790T

General
Jan 7th, 2010Release Date
May 1st, 2014
$196.00MSRPNot Available
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
Intel Socket 1156SocketIntel Socket 1150
ClarkdaleCodenameHaswell
73 WPower Consumption
45 W
Performance
2Cores
4
4Threads
8
3.3 GHz
Base Frequency2.7 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
4 MBL3 Cache
8 MB
Other Features
DDR3 @ 1333 MHzRAMDDR3 @ 1600 MHz
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsIntel HD 4600
NoOverclockableNo

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