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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 1341 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790T.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790T
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 45 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 3% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-4790T - 281 vs 273 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-4790T - $140.0 vs $149.88
- Up to 9% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-4790T - $0.5 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790T - 12 vs 8 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4790T
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
273
97.15302491103202%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
90.9090909090909%
Price, $
$149.88
93%
Intel CORE I7-4790T 2.70GHZ SKT1150 6MB Cache Tray, CM8064601561513 (SKT1150 6MB Cache Tray)
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
281
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4790T
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790T
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1150
76.0079312623926%
Multi-Core
3381
57.25656223539374%
Intel Core i7-4790T | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4790T or Core i7-8700
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
62 FPS
$11.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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55 FPS
$32.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799
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121 FPS
$20.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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