Compare processors

Intel logo Core i5-8500
versus
Intel logo Core i7-4790

Intel Core i5-8500 logo Intel Core i7-4790 logo
General information Core i5-8500 Core i7-4790
Launched Q1 2018 Q2 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 FCLGA1150
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Haswell Refresh
Clock 3 GHz 16.7 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.1 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 2.4 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 6 25 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 22.6 % 84 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 9 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 4600
Performance Core i5-8500 Core i7-4790
Overall Score 49874 0 % 46560 6.6 %
Future Proof 63 % 0 % 42 % 33.3 %
Benchmark Score 6187 0 % 4700 24 %
Single Thread Score 2467.4 0 % 2247.4 8.9 %
Encrypting Data 2986.8 MB/s 0 % 2028 MB/s 32.1 %
Compressing Data 132.1 MB/s 0 % 106.8 MB/s 19.2 %
String objects sorting 16416.6 thousand/s 0 % 15088.8 thousand/s 8.1 %
Prime numbers generation 36.2 millions/s 0 % 31.8 millions/s 12.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 26945.9 millions/s 0 % 25971.9 millions/s 3.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 22567 millions/s 0 % 13060.4 millions/s 42.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-8500, Core i7-4790.

Average frames per second Core i5-8500 Core i7-4790
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.8 FPS 93.0 FPS
High settings 164.5 FPS 148.8 FPS
Medium settings 205.6 FPS 186.0 FPS
Low settings 257.0 FPS 232.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.5 %

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 i5-8500 Core i7-4790
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.4 FPS 132.6 FPS
High settings 221.5 FPS 212.1 FPS
Medium settings 276.9 FPS 265.1 FPS
Low settings 346.1 FPS 331.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.2 %
Configuration Settings
Gaming astronaut image
Video game
Required
Screen resolution Screen resolution image
Required
Screen resolution image
Compare processors
Processor image
Processor Processor image
Selected processors