Intel Core i5-8500T vs Core i7-4790K

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Combined performance score

i7-4790K
5.25
+4.4%

Core i7-4790K outperforms Core i5-8500T by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-4790K and Core i5-8500T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking10851111
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.9616.99
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)Intel Core i5
Architecture codenameDevil's CanyonCoffee Lake-S (2017−2018)
Release dateJune 2014 (9 years old)2 April 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$339$192
Current price$191 (0.6x MSRP)$57 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-8500T has 767% better value for money than i7-4790K.

Technical specs

Core i7-4790K and Core i5-8500T basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size177 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4790K and Core i5-8500T compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1150FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)88 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4790K and Core i5-8500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
FDI+no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Core i7-4790K and Core i5-8500T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPXno data+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4790K and Core i5-8500T are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4790K and Core i5-8500T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4600Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory2 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHz1.1 GHz
Execution Units20no data
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4790K and Core i5-8500T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4790K and Core i5-8500T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4790K and Core i5-8500T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1212
OpenGL4.34.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4790K and Core i5-8500T.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-4790K 5.25
+4.4%
i5-8500T 5.03

Core i7-4790K outperforms Core i5-8500T by 4% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-4790K 8069
+4.5%
i5-8500T 7721

Core i7-4790K outperforms Core i5-8500T by 5% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-4790K 1387
+17.4%
i5-8500T 1181

Core i7-4790K outperforms Core i5-8500T by 17% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-4790K 4391
+6.7%
i5-8500T 4115

Core i7-4790K outperforms Core i5-8500T by 7% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-4790K 6520
+18.7%
i5-8500T 5493

Core i7-4790K outperforms Core i5-8500T by 19% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-4790K 25082
i5-8500T 25971
+3.5%

Core i5-8500T outperforms Core i7-4790K by 4% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-4790K 9485
+17.7%
i5-8500T 8062

Core i7-4790K outperforms Core i5-8500T by 18% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i7-4790K 5.94
+35.2%
i5-8500T 8.03

Core i5-8500T outperforms Core i7-4790K by 35% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i7-4790K 9
+6.3%
i5-8500T 9

Core i7-4790K outperforms Core i5-8500T by 6% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-4790K 846
+0.4%
i5-8500T 843

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-4790K 174
+20%
i5-8500T 145

Core i7-4790K outperforms Core i5-8500T by 20% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i7-4790K 1.95
+18.2%
i5-8500T 1.65

Core i7-4790K outperforms Core i5-8500T by 18% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-4790K 5
+47.1%
i5-8500T 3.4

Core i7-4790K outperforms Core i5-8500T by 47% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-4790K 5534
+27.8%
i5-8500T 4331

Core i7-4790K outperforms Core i5-8500T by 28% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-4790K 189
i5-8500T 196
+3.6%

Core i5-8500T outperforms Core i7-4790K by 4% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-4790K 52
i5-8500T 52
+0.5%

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.25 5.03
Integrated graphics card 1.83 3.08
Recency on June 2014 2 April 2018
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 6
Cost $339 $192
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 88 Watt 35 Watt

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