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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F is 1713 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 2% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-4790 - 176 vs 173 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $112.0 vs $135.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-4790 - $0.57 vs $0.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
173
98.29545454545455%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
81.42857142857143%
Price, $
$135
82%
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1221
88.6066763425254%
Multi-Core
3852
79.68556061232933%
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4790 or Core i5-9400F
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
40 FPS
$28.17/FPS
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Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$24.96/FPS
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8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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