Intel Core i7-2600K vs Intel Core i7-4790
Summary
Intel Core i7-2600K
100%
Intel Core i7-4790
117%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-2600K
100%
Intel Core i7-4790
115%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-2600K
100%
Intel Core i7-4790
120%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-2600K |
| None |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4790 |
| 15% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 20% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 17% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4790
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4790
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i7-2600K | | Intel Core i7-4790 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| vPro | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i7-2600K | | Intel Core i7-4790 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_SandyBridge | vs | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge | vs | Haswell |
| Release Date | Jan 2011 | vs | May 2014 |
Cores
| Intel Core i7-2600K | | Intel Core i7-4790 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 | vs | Intel HD 4600 |
Cache
| Intel Core i7-2600K | | Intel Core i7-4790 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 8192 KB (shared) | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i7-2600K | | Intel Core i7-4790 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1155 | vs | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 72°C |
| Package | FC-LGA10 | vs | |
| Die Size | 216mm² | vs | 177mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i7-2600K | | Intel Core i7-4790 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3800 MHz | vs | 3900 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | vs | 84 W |
Intel Core i7-2600K
3800 points
Intel Core i7-4790
4368 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
16320 points
Intel Core i7-4790
18816 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
12757
Intel Core i7-4790
13330
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
3548
Intel Core i7-4790
3771
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
13763
Intel Core i7-4790
14356
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
3248
Intel Core i7-4790
3492
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
4809
Intel Core i7-4790
5926
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
18608
Intel Core i7-4790
22667
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
1.51
Intel Core i7-4790
1.79
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
6.76
Intel Core i7-4790
8.29
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
129
Intel Core i7-4790
158
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
614
Intel Core i7-4790
765
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
10.2
Intel Core i7-4790
9.08
seconds - lower is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
10.5
Intel Core i7-4790
6.39
seconds - lower is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
145
Intel Core i7-4790
171
FPS - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
36.5
Intel Core i7-4790
46
FPS - higher is better