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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 427 days older than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Core i5-6400 - 172 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $99.95 vs $135.0
- Up to 24% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-4790 - $0.59 vs $0.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
172
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
75.64102564102564%
Price, $
$135
74%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Updated 349036 minutes ago
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
170
98.83720930232558%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
Buy for $99.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349036 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4790 or Core i5-6400
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
31 FPS
$26.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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