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In short — Core i5-9500 outperforms Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9500 is 1632 days newer than Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 1% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-4790K - 238 vs 235 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
238
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.74
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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