Intel Core i7-4790 vs Intel Core i5-4570

Compare Intel 4th Generation Core i7 4 core CPU vs Intel 4th Generation Core i5 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Price

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$ 98.75
$ 82.01
$ 16.74 slightly less expensive

Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

2865 points
31% slightly better overall score
2177 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

4473 points
11% slightly better gaming score
4010 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

2388 points
43% significantly better multitasking score
1662 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

2298 points
44% significantly better heavy workload score
1595 points

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Other Benchmarks

3DMark Physics score

3DMark Physics score

Physics simulation benchmark

2441 points
2856 points
17% slightly higher 3DMark Physics score
Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

63.87 points
50% significantly higher Blender score
42.40 points
Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3751 points
27% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score
2948 points
Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1174 points
13% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score
1033 points
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3891 points
25% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
3094 points
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1241 points
11% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score
1112 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

4
Identical
4

Threads

Number of logical processing units

8
100% significantly more threads
4

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.60 GHz
12% slightly higher clock speed
3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4 GHz
11% slightly higher turbo speed
3.6 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

84 W
Identical
84 W

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

16
Identical
16

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

32 GiB
Identical
32 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

558th of 1,089
687th of 1,089

Family

The product line

4th Generation Core i7
4th Generation Core i5

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2014 May
2013 May

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR3-1333
DDR3-1333

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
No

Core i7-4790 vs Core i5-4570 benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-4790 is faster than the Core i5-4570. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-4570 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-4790 has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-4790 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-4570. Also, the Core i7-4790 has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i7-4790 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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