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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13600K is 3071 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i5-13600K - $261.54 vs $268.99
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i5-13600K - 88 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13600K
- Performs up to 9% better in Death Stranding than Core i7-4790K - 245 vs 225 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i7-4790K - $1.1 vs $1.16 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 20 vs 8 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core I7-4790K 4.00 GHz Quad-Core LGA1150 SR219 CPU Processor in Box
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Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
245
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$268.99
97%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i5-13600K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790K or Core i5-13600K
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
219 FPS
$12.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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172 FPS
$11.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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212 FPS
$12.26/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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