Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6500TE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790 is 528 days older than the more expensive Core i5-6500TE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500TE
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 35 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 2% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-6500TE - 129 vs 127 FPS
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i5-6500TE - $132.0 vs $489.95
- Up to 74% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-6500TE - $1.02 vs $3.86 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500TE - 8 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
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Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
129
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$132
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 11th, 2015
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500TE | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
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Oct 11th, 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 |
2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
23.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
No | Overclockable | No |