Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790S 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 i7-4790S is 417 days older than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i7-4790S - $79.0 vs $274.5
- Up to 71% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-4790S - $0.43 vs $1.48 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S
- Performs up to 2% better in Rust than Core i5-6400 - 186 vs 182 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Rust
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Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790S |
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Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | May 11th, 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 | 3.2 GHz |
3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
No | Overclockable | No |