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The Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz is newer than Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz also around 21% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing but the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 25885 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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×Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz | ×Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz | + ADD | |
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Price | $129.89 - BUY | $102.3 - BUY | |
Socket Type | FCLGA1151-2 | LGA1150 | |
CPU Class | Desktop | Desktop | |
Clockspeed | 3.6 GHz | 4.0 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Up to 4.3 GHz | Up to 4.4 GHz | |
# of Physical Cores | 6 (Threads: 6) | 4 (Threads: 8) | |
Cache | L1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB, L3: 9MB | L1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 8MB | |
TDP | 95W | 88W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $17.34 | $16.06 | |
Other | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | ||
First Seen on Chart | Q4 2017 | Q2 2014 | |
# of Samples | 3140 | 22745 | |
CPU Value | 78.5 | 78.8 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 2587(0.0%) | 2466(-4.7%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 10191(0.0%) | 8066(-20.9%) |
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz | 10,191 | |
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz | 8,066 | |
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Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz | 78.5 | |
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz | 78.8 | |
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Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz | 2,587 | |
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz | 2,466 | |
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Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz | Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz | |
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Max TDP | 95W | 88W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per day | NA | NA |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per year | NA | NA |