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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 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 i5-9400 is 1632 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $135.0 vs $160.91
- Up to 13% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-9400 - $0.59 vs $0.68 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 2% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-4790 - 235 vs 230 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Sea of Thieves
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Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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