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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11500 is 2511 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 4% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-4790 - 163 vs 157 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 36% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $139.95 vs $218.99
- Up to 34% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-11500 - $0.89 vs $1.34 per FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
163
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.34/FPS
66%
Price, $
$218.99
63%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
157
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor 3.6GHz 8MB LGA 1150 CPU, OEM (CM8064601560113)
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Updated 23 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | 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 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Core i7-4790
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
32 FPS
$36.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,159
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32 FPS
$40.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
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32 FPS
$41.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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32 FPS
$79.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
In Stock
32 FPS
$39.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
In Stock
32 FPS
$39.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
In Stock
32 FPS
$35.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
In Stock
32 FPS
$36.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
In Stock
32 FPS
$37.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,209
In Stock
32 FPS
$40.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,289
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