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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-7600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-7600K is 978 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600K
- Performs up to 5% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-4790 - 109 vs 104 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i5-7600K - $135.0 vs $190.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-7600K - $1.3 vs $1.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-7600K - 84 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 8 vs 4 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-7600K LGA 1151 Desktop Processors (BX80677I57600K)
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Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7600K | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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