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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $350
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 427 days older than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $67.64 vs $145.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-4790K - $0.41 vs $0.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 10% better in War Thunder than Core i5-6400 - 179 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
163
91.06145251396647%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$67.64
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Updated 58288 minutes ago
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
50.61728395061728%
Price, $
$145
46%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501
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In Stock
Updated 58287 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
80.10093727469358%
Multi-Core
3023
68.7983614019117%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 88 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i7-4790K
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
106 FPS
$3.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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