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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $350
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790K 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 i7-4790K is 1432 days older than the more expensive Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 35 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 3% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8400T - 218 vs 211 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i5-8400T - $136.97 vs $139.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8400T - $0.63 vs $0.66 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
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
211
96.78899082568807%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/FPS
95.45454545454545%
Price, $
$139
98%
Intel Core i5-8400T prcsr Tray
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Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
218
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$136.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Core i7 Quad-core i7-4790K 4GHz Desktop Processor
Buy for $136.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5602 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1099
79.23576063446288%
Multi-Core
3884
88.39326354119254%
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
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 | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 88 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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