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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3470 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3470 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 699 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 10% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3470 - 137 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $69.0 vs $135.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-4790 - $0.56 vs $0.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 77 vs 84 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
137
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.99/FPS
56.565656565656575%
Price, $
$135
51%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
Buy for $135 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349157 minutes ago
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
124
90.51094890510949%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470
Buy for $69 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349155 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
622
50.941850941850944%
Multi-Core
1840
47.767393561786086%
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Core i5-3470 |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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