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Intel logo Core i7-4790K
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Intel logo Core i5-6500

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General information Core i7-4790K Core i5-6500
Launched Q2 2014 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1150 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Haswell Refresh Skylake-S
Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 20 %
Turbo Clock 4.4 GHz 0 % 3.6 GHz 18.2 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 88 W 0 % 65 W 26.1 %
Lithography 22 nm 0 % 14 nm 36.4 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600 Intel HD Graphics 530
Performance Core i7-4790K Core i5-6500
Overall Score 47907 0 % 43791 8.6 %
Future Proof 42 % 14.3 % 49 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5267 0 % 3678 30.2 %
Single Thread Score 2473.9 0 % 2119.4 14.3 %
Encrypting Data 2236.2 MB/s 0 % 1667.3 MB/s 25.4 %
Compressing Data 119.2 MB/s 0 % 75.9 MB/s 36.4 %
String objects sorting 16532.9 thousand/s 0 % 9493 thousand/s 42.6 %
Prime numbers generation 34.3 millions/s 0 % 27.9 millions/s 18.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 29076.9 millions/s 0 % 14778.5 millions/s 49.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 14529.6 millions/s 0 % 12519.3 millions/s 13.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4790K, Core i5-6500.

Average frames per second Core i7-4790K Core i5-6500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 96.6 FPS 84.4 FPS
High settings 154.6 FPS 135.0 FPS
Medium settings 193.2 FPS 168.8 FPS
Low settings 241.5 FPS 211.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.6 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-4790K Core i5-6500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 134.7 FPS 127.4 FPS
High settings 215.6 FPS 203.9 FPS
Medium settings 269.5 FPS 254.9 FPS
Low settings 336.8 FPS 318.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.4 %
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