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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400 is 2511 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Performs up to 7% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-4790 - 91 vs 85 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-4790 - $1.5 vs $1.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i5-11400 - $135.0 vs $136.5
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
91
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$136.5
98%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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