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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600K is 2511 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 88 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 15% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-4790K - 148 vs 129 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $179.99 vs $261.54
- Up to 40% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-4790K - $1.22 vs $2.03 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 12 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core I7-4790K 4.00 GHz Quad-Core LGA1150 SR219 CPU Processor in Box
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
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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