Intel Core i5-6440HQ vs Intel Core i7-4790K

Core i5-6440HQ vs Core i7-4790K comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-4790K beats the Core i5-6440HQ in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-6440HQ in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Core i7-4790K has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-4790K has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-6440HQ. Also, the Core i7-4790K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-6440HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4790K CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i5-6440HQ has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.