Intel Core i5-4570 vs Intel Core i7-4790K

Intel Core i5-4570
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2013
Intel Core i5-4570
Intel Core i7-4790K
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 4 / May 2014
Intel Core i7-4790K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-4570
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    142%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-4570
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    126%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-4570
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    159%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-4570

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4790K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 26% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 59% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 42% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i7-4790K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4790K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-4790K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4790K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-4570Intel Core i7-4790K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
HTT
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i5-4570Intel Core i7-4790K
ArchitectureIntel_HaswellvsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameHaswellvsHaswell
Release DateJun 2013vsMay 2014

Cores

Intel Core i5-4570Intel Core i7-4790K
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4600vsIntel HD 4600

Cache

Intel Core i5-4570Intel Core i7-4790K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-4570Intel Core i7-4790K
SocketIntel Socket 1150vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA12Cvs
Die Size177mm²vs177mm²
Process22 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-4570Intel Core i7-4790K
Cpu Frequency3200 MHzvs4000 MHz
Turbo Clock3600 MHzvs4400 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP84 Wvs88 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-4570
    4032 points
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    4928 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-4570
    14336 points
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    21504 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-4570
    9934
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    15488

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-4570
    3364
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    4442

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-4570
    10696
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    17114

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-4570
    3145
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    4016

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-4570 (simulated)
    146
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    174

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-4570 (simulated)
    519.31
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    846

points - higher is better