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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600K is 427 days newer than Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Performs up to 0% better in Valorant than Core i7-4790K - 777 vs 774 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 88 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 8 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7 Quad-core i7-4790K 4GHz Desktop Processor
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Game Graphics
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Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | 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 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 88 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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