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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600K is 2191 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600K - 88 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600K
- Performs up to 8% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-4790K - 129 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $143.72 vs $261.54
- Up to 49% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-4790K - $1.11 vs $2.18 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 12 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
120
93.02325581395348%
Value, $/FPS
$2.18/FPS
50.91743119266056%
Price, $
$261.54
54%
Core I7-4790K 4.00 GHz Quad-Core LGA1150 SR219 CPU Processor in Box
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Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
129
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$143.72
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1387
83.65500603136309%
Multi-Core
4394
64.25855513307985%
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i5-10600K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 40.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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