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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790 is 1432 days older than the more expensive Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- 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 Sea of Thieves than Core i5-8400T - 230 vs 226 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i5-8400T - $95.0 vs $139.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-8400T - $0.41 vs $0.62 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400T doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
226
98.26086956521739%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
66.12903225806451%
Price, $
$139
68%
Intel Core i5-8400T prcsr Tray
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Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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In Stock
Updated 6159 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 1.7 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 |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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