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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400 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 i5-9400 is 1622 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 2% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-4790S - 161 vs 158 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i7-4790S - $160.91 vs $255.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-4790S - $1.0 vs $1.61 per FPS
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
FPS
158
98.13664596273291%
Value, $/FPS
$1.61/FPS
62.11180124223602%
Price, $
$255
63%
Intel Core i7-4790S Processor (8M Cache, 3.2 GHz) BX80646I74790S
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Updated 359778 minutes ago
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
161
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.91
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Updated 359778 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Single-Core
1192
86.1271676300578%
Multi-Core
3737
77.93534932221064%
Intel Core i7-4790S | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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