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In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 2511 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - $140.97 vs $189.0
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 88 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 13% better in Valorant than Core i7-4790K - 871 vs 774 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 12 vs 8 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7 Quad-core i7-4790K 4GHz Desktop Processor
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Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1387
63.449222323879226%
Multi-Core
4394
51.2180906865602%
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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