Buy on Amazon
$255
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
Availability
MSRP in USD: $312
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 2501 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 49% better in Diablo IV than Core i7-4790S - 251 vs 169 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i7-4790S - $218.99 vs $255.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i7-4790S - $0.87 vs $1.51 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790S - 12 vs 8 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
FPS
169
67.33067729083665%
Value, $/FPS
$1.51/FPS
57.615894039735096%
Price, $
$255
85%
Intel Core i7-4790S Processor (8M Cache, 3.2 GHz) BX80646I74790S
Buy for $255 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 358182 minutes ago
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
251
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$218.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for $218.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 358181 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Single-Core
1192
59.719438877755515%
Multi-Core
3737
50.336745689655174%
Intel Core i7-4790S | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4790S or Core i5-11500
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
6 FPS
$193.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,159
In Stock
6 FPS
$214.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,289
In Stock
6 FPS
$223.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,339
In Stock
6 FPS
$424.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,549
In Stock
6 FPS
$209.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,259
In Stock
6 FPS
$213.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,279
In Stock
6 FPS
$191.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,149
In Stock
6 FPS
$196.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,179
In Stock
6 FPS
$214.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,289
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
