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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $350
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MSRP in USD: $350
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3330 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790K is 605 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3330.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3330
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $111.01 vs $145.0
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 77 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 2600% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-3330 - 27 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 95% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-3330 - $5.37 vs $111.01 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3330 - 8 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-3330 3 GHz LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I53330
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Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
27
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
76%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3330
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3330 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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