UserBenchmark: Intel Core i5-7500 vs i7-4790K

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Best Bench: 78% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 45% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 45% Great: 78%

SPEED RANK: 465^th / 1441

Gaming 67%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

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Best Bench: 87% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.7 GHz (avg)

Poor: 67% Great: 87%

SPEED RANK: 251^st / 1441

Gaming 79%

Battleship

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 65%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		66.8 %			78.9 %	Faster effective speed. +18%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	78.4 Pts	88.1 Pts	Lower memory latency. +12%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	100 Pts	114 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +14%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	199 Pts	216 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +9%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	316 Pts	378 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +20%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	337 Pts	560 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +66%


Memory OC Memory Latency	92 Pts	96.8 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +5%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	112 Pts	128 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +14%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	222 Pts	248 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +12%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	395 Pts	433 Pts	Slightly faster OC quad-core speed. +10%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	407 Pts	643 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +58%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.41 %		0.48 %	Higher market share. +17%
Value Value For Money	91.3 %	Better value. +23%	74.2 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	57 %		88 %	Much more popular. +54%
Price Price (score)	$89	Much cheaper. +74%	$348


Age Newest	87 Months	More recent. +26%	118 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	More energy efficient. +26%	88 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores		4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		8 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +36%	22 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz		4 GHz	Faster base frequency. +18%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.8 GHz		4.4 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +16%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	408 Pts		654 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +60%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	340 Pts		573 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +69%


Series CPU Architecture	Kaby Lake	Haswell
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1150
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 630	HD 4600
Launch Date Launch Date	Q1'17	Q2'14
Cache Cache	6 MB	8 MB SmartCache
Lithography Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$192.00 - $202.00	$339.00 - $350.00
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	3.80 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI2
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015C (65W)	PCG 2013D
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	32 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics 630	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	350.00 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.10 GHz	1.25 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory Graphics Video Max Memory	64 GB	2 GB
TSX-NI Intel® TSX-NI	Yes	No
vPro Tech Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡	Yes	No
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	Yes	No
Trusted Execution Tech Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡	Yes	No
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The Core i5-7500 is not due for release until January 2017 but one of our users has submitted benchmarks for it already. We only have one sample so these benchmark results are obviously preliminary. Comparing the 7500 and 6500 shows that average effective speed is up by an impressive 15%. Although price details are not yet available the i5-7500 is likely to cost around $210 which would be in line with the prices for previous generations of this i5. We will revisit this summary when we have more samples. ^{[Oct '16 CPUPro]}

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The Intel Core i7-4790K, codenamed Devil's Canyon, is an upgraded 4770K, Intel's current flagship i7. The 4790K features an improved thermal interface which enables it to dissipate heat more efficiently than the 4770K. Comparing the 4770K and 4790K shows that stock performance has improved by 13% which is consistent with the base clock jump from 3.5 GHz to 4.0 GHz. OC performance remains unchanged. Comparing the 4790K and 4790 shows that at stock clocks the 4790K is around 16% faster which considering the small price difference makes the 4790K a far better choice. Previously Intel targeted the unlocked K versions at overclockers but with Devil's Canyon they have included VT-d on the K chip and this time it's squarely aimed at both power users and overclockers alike. Until the release of Broadwell in six months, the 4790K is the high end CPU of choice. ^{[Jul '14 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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