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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690K is 32 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690K - 84 vs 88 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 0% better in Rocket League than Core i7-4790 - 710 vs 707 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $53.5 vs $135.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i7-4790 - $0.08 vs $0.19 per FPS
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
707
99.5774647887324%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/FPS
42.10526315789473%
Price, $
$135
39%
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
710
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$53.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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In Stock
Updated 361327 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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