Intel Core i7-4790K Overview

Intel Core i7-4790K
Type: DESKTOP
Release date: May 2014
Intel Core i7-4790K
Intel_HaswellArchitecture
4Cores
8Threads
4000 Mhz Frequency
4400 MhzTurbo Clock
88 W TDP

Summary

Relative performance

  • Intel Core i7-5960X
    138%
  • Intel Core i7-5930K
    115%
  • Intel Core i7-5820K
    112%
  • Intel Core i7-4960X
    112%
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    111%
  • Intel Core i7-4930K
    107%
  • Intel Core i7-3970X
    104%
  • Intel Core i7-3960X
    103%
  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    96%
  • Intel Core i7-4770K
    92%
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    86%
  • Intel Core i7-4820K
    85%
  • Intel Core i7-4790
    85%
  • Intel Core i5-4690K
    84%
  • Intel Core i7-3940XM
    84%
  • Intel Core i7-4771
    84%
  • Intel Core i7-4770
    83%
  • Intel Core i7-4930MX
    82%
  • Intel Core i7-2700K
    82%
  • Intel Core i5-4670K
    82%
  • Intel Core i7-4770R
    82%
  • Intel Core i5-6600
    82%
  • Intel Core i7-4980HQ
    81%
  • Intel Core i7-4910MQ
    81%
  • Intel Core i7-4790S
    81%
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    81%
  • Intel Core i7-4770S
    81%
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    80%
  • Intel Core i7-990X
    80%
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    78%
  • Intel Core i7-4960HQ
    78%
  • Intel Core i7-3820
    77%
  • Intel Core i5-3570K
    77%
  • Intel Core i7-4870HQ
    76%
  • Intel Core i7-4900MQ
    76%
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    75%
  • Intel Core i7-4800MQ
    75%
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    75%
  • Intel Core i7-4770T
    75%
  • Intel Core i7-3770S
    75%
  • Intel Core i5-2550K
    74%
  • Intel Core i5-4670
    74%
  • Intel Core i7-4850HQ
    74%
  • Intel Core i7-4810MQ
    73%
  • Intel Core i7-3740QM
    72%
  • Intel Core i5-2500K
    72%
  • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
    72%
  • Intel Core i7-3820QM
    72%
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    72%
  • AMD FX-9590
    71%
  • Intel Core i7-3720QM
    71%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    70%
  • Intel Core i7-2600
    70%
  • Intel Core i5-4570
    70%
  • Intel Core i7-3770T
    69%
  • Intel Core i5-4590S
    69%
  • Intel Core i7-4700MQ
    69%
  • Intel Core i5-3570
    69%
  • Intel Core i7-4700HQ
    68%
  • Intel Core i5-3550
    68%
  • Intel Core i7-4710HQ
    68%
  • Intel Core i7-4712HQ
    68%
  • Intel Core i5-3570S
    68%
  • Intel Core i7-4702HQ
    68%
  • Intel Core i7-2960XM
    67%
  • Intel Core i5-4570S
    67%
  • Intel Core i5-3550S
    66%
  • Intel Core i7-3610QE
    66%
  • Intel Core i7-3615QM
    65%
  • Intel Core i5-4440
    65%
  • Intel Core i5-3470
    65%
  • Intel Core i5-3475S
    65%
  • Intel Core i3-4370
    64%
  • Intel Core i5-4670T
    64%
  • Intel Core i5-3450
    64%
  • AMD FX-8370
    64%
  • Intel Core i7-3610QM
    64%
  • AMD FX-9370
    64%
  • Intel Core i7-2860QM
    64%
  • Intel Core i7-4750HQ
    64%
  • Intel Core i7-4765T
    64%
  • Intel Core i7-2600S
    64%
  • Intel Core i7-4702MQ
    64%
  • Intel Core i7-3630QM
    64%
  • Intel Core i5-3470S
    64%
  • Intel Core i5-4570R
    63%
  • Intel Core i5-4430
    63%
  • Intel Pentium G3258
    63%
  • Intel Core i5-3450S
    63%
  • Intel Core i7-2920XM
    62%
  • Intel Core i5-2500
    62%
  • Intel Core i3-4360T
    62%
  • AMD FX-8350
    62%
  • Intel Core i7-3635QM
    61%
  • Intel Core i3-4340
    61%
  • Intel Core i5-2450P
    61%
  • Intel Core i5-3570T
    60%
  • Intel Core i7-3632QM
    60%
  • Intel Core i3-4160
    60%
  • Intel Core i5-3330
    60%
  • Intel Core i7-2760QM
    60%
  • Intel Core i3-4330
    60%
  • Intel Core i7-2820QM
    60%
  • Intel Core i3-4350
    59%
  • Intel Core i7-5557U
    59%
  • Intel Core i5-2380P
    59%
  • Intel Core i5-4430S
    59%
  • Intel Core i5-3350P
    59%
  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    58%
  • Intel Core i3-4150T
    58%
  • Intel Core i5-5287U
    58%
  • Intel Core i5-2400
    58%
  • Intel Core i7-4600M
    58%
  • Intel Core i5-3330S
    57%
  • Intel Core i5-3335S
    57%
  • Intel Core i5-4570T
    56%
  • Intel Core i7-4558U
    56%
  • Intel Core i7-5650U
    56%
  • Intel Core i5-2320
    56%
  • Intel Core i3-4130
    56%
  • AMD FX-8320E
    56%
  • Intel Core i5-2500S
    56%
  • Intel Core i7-4650U
    55%
  • Intel Core i7-2720QM
    55%
  • Intel Core i5-5257U
    55%
  • Intel Core i7-3540M
    54%
  • AMD FX-8300
    54%
  • AMD FX-8150
    54%
  • Intel Core i5-2310
    54%
  • Intel Core i7-5600U
    53%
  • Intel Core i5-3380M
    53%
  • AMD FX-6350
    53%
  • Intel Core i7-3520M
    53%
  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    53%
  • Intel Core i5-3340M
    53%
  • Intel Core i5-3360M
    52%
  • Intel Core i3-4330T
    52%
  • Intel Core i7-2670QM
    52%
  • Intel Core i5-2300
    52%
  • Intel Core i5-4670S
    51%
  • Intel Core i5-2400S
    51%
  • Intel Core i5-4300M
    51%
  • Intel Core i7-2675QM
    51%
  • Intel Core i5-4288U
    51%
  • Intel Core i5-2500T
    50%
  • AMD FX-8120
    50%
  • Intel Core i5-2405S
    50%
  • Intel Core i7-4600U
    50%
  • Intel Core i7-2635QM
    50%
  • Intel Core i5-4258U
    50%
  • Intel Core i3-4130T
    50%
  • Intel Core i7-5500U
    49%
  • Intel Core i5-3320M
    49%
  • Intel Pentium G3430
    48%
  • AMD FX-6300
    48%
  • Intel Core i3-3225
    48%
  • Intel Core i7-2630QM
    48%
  • AMD FX-6200
    48%
  • Intel Core i3-3240
    48%
  • AMD A10-6800K
    48%
  • Intel Core i5-2390T
    47%
  • AMD A10-7850K
    47%
  • Intel Core i3-3220
    47%
  • Intel Core i7-4500U
    47%
  • Intel Core i7-3687U
    46%
  • AMD FX-4350
    46%
  • Intel Core i5-5250U
    46%
  • Intel Pentium G3420
    46%
  • Intel Core i5-5300U
    46%
  • Intel Core i5-3230M
    46%
  • Intel Core i3-2130
    45%
  • AMD FX-6120
    45%
  • Intel Core i3-3210
    45%
  • Intel Core i7-3517UE
    45%
  • Intel Core i5-3210M
    45%
  • Intel Core i3-2125
    45%
  • AMD A10-7700K
    45%
  • Intel Core i5-2540M
    45%
  • Intel Core i7-3667U
    45%
  • Intel Core i3-2120T
    44%
  • AMD A10-6790K
    44%
  • AMD A10-6700T
    44%
  • Intel Core i5-4350U
    44%
  • Intel Core i5-2520M
    44%
  • Intel Core i5-5200U
    44%
  • AMD A8-6600K
    44%
  • AMD FX-6100
    44%
  • Intel Core i7-3537U
    43%
  • Intel Pentium G2130
    43%
  • Intel Core i5-2435M
    43%
  • AMD FX-4170
    43%
  • AMD A10-5800K
    43%
  • AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
    43%
  • Intel Pentium G3220
    43%
  • Intel Core i5-4250U
    43%
  • AMD FX-8100
    42%
  • AMD FX-4300
    42%
  • AMD A8-5600K
    42%
  • Intel Core i5-2450M
    42%
  • Intel Core i3-2105
    42%
  • AMD A8-6500
    42%
  • Intel Core i3-2100
    42%
  • Intel Pentium G2120
    42%
  • Intel Core i7-3517U
    42%
  • Intel Core i5-3437U
    41%
  • Intel Core i3-3220T
    41%
  • Intel Core i5-4200U
    41%
  • Intel Celeron G1840
    41%
  • Intel Core i5-3427U
    40%
  • AMD A10-5700
    40%
  • Intel Core i3-3240T
    40%
  • Intel Core i5-2430M
    40%
  • Intel Celeron G1820
    39%
  • AMD FX-4130
    39%
  • Intel Pentium G870
    39%
  • Intel Core i5-2410M
    39%
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    38%
  • Intel Core i5-2415M
    38%
  • AMD FX-4100
    38%
  • AMD Phenom II X4 840
    38%
  • Intel Pentium G850
    37%
  • Intel Core i3-3130M
    37%
  • Intel Core i3-5010U
    37%
  • Intel Pentium G2010
    37%
  • Intel Pentium G860T
    37%
  • Intel Celeron G1630
    37%
  • AMD A8-5500
    37%
  • Intel Core i5-2557M
    37%
  • Intel Core i5-3317U
    37%
  • Intel Core i5-3337U
    37%
  • Intel Pentium G3220T
    37%
  • Intel Core i3-4000M
    36%
  • Intel Pentium G840
    36%
  • Intel Celeron G1620T
    36%
  • AMD Athlon II X4 651
    36%
  • AMD A8-3870K
    36%
  • Intel Core i3-2100T
    36%
  • AMD Athlon II X3 460
    35%
  • AMD A8-3850
    35%
  • Intel Core i3-3120M
    35%
  • Intel Pentium G645
    35%
  • Intel Core i3-5005U
    35%
  • Intel Celeron G1610
    35%
  • Intel Core i3-3110M
    34%
  • Intel Pentium G2020T
    34%
  • AMD A6-6400K
    34%
  • Intel Pentium G640
    34%
  • Intel Pentium 2030M
    33%
  • AMD Athlon II X4 641
    33%
  • Intel Core i7-3689Y
    33%
  • Intel Pentium G630
    33%
  • AMD A6-3670K
    33%
  • AMD A10-5750M
    32%
  • AMD Athlon II X2 280
    32%
  • AMD A4-6300
    32%
  • Intel Celeron G550
    32%
  • Intel Pentium 2020M
    32%
  • AMD A6-3650
    32%
  • AMD Athlon II X4 631
    31%
  • Intel Core i3-2370M
    31%
  • AMD A6-5400K
    31%
  • Intel Celeron G1610T
    31%
  • Intel Pentium G645T
    31%
  • AMD A6-5400B
    31%
  • Intel Pentium G620
    31%
  • Intel Celeron G540
    31%
  • Intel Pentium G6960
    31%
  • Intel Celeron G530
    31%
  • AMD Athlon II X4 620e
    31%
  • AMD A10-5757M
    31%
  • AMD A8-3820
    31%
  • Intel Core i3-2350M
    31%
  • Intel Core i3-2312M
    30%
  • AMD A8-3800
    30%
  • AMD Athlon II X2 270
    30%
  • AMD A10-4600M
    30%
  • AMD A4-5300
    30%
  • Intel Core i3-2328M
    30%
  • Intel Core i3-2330M
    29%
  • Intel Pentium B980
    29%
  • Intel Core i3-4005U
    29%
  • Intel Pentium G630T
    29%
  • Intel Core i3-4010U
    29%
  • Intel Core i3-3227U
    29%
  • Intel Core i5-4200Y
    29%
  • AMD Athlon II X3 425e
    29%
  • Intel Pentium B970
    28%
  • Intel Core i3-2310M
    28%
  • AMD A6-3620
    28%
  • Intel Pentium B960
    27%
  • Intel Core i5-3339Y
    27%
  • AMD A8-5557M
    27%
  • Intel Core i5-2467M
    27%
  • AMD A6-3600
    27%
  • AMD A4-4000
    27%
  • Intel Celeron G540T
    27%
  • Intel Pentium B950
    27%
  • Intel Core i3-3217UE
    27%
  • AMD A8-5550M
    26%
  • Intel Pentium G620T
    26%
  • AMD A4-5150M
    26%
  • AMD A10-5745M
    26%
  • Intel Celeron 1000M
    26%
  • AMD A8-3550MX
    26%
  • Intel Pentium B940
    26%
  • AMD A8-3530MX
    25%
  • AMD A4-3420
    25%
  • Intel Celeron 1037U
    25%
  • AMD A6-5357M
    25%
  • Intel Pentium 3556U
    25%
  • AMD A6-3430MX
    25%
  • Intel Pentium 2117U
    25%
  • AMD A6-5350M
    25%
  • Intel Celeron B840
    24%
  • AMD A8-3510MX
    24%
  • AMD A6-5345M
    24%
  • AMD A4-3400
    24%
  • AMD A10-4655M
    24%
  • AMD A8-4500M
    24%
  • AMD A6-4400M
    24%
  • Intel Core i5-2537M
    24%
  • AMD A6-3500
    23%
  • Intel Celeron B830
    23%
  • Intel Core i3-4010Y
    23%
  • AMD A4-3300
    23%
  • AMD A6-5200
    22%
  • AMD A4-4300M
    22%
  • AMD A8-3520M
    22%
  • Intel Celeron 2955U
    22%
  • Intel Celeron B820
    22%
  • Intel Core i3-2377M
    22%
  • AMD A8-5545M
    22%
  • Intel Celeron B810
    21%
  • AMD A6-3410MX
    21%
  • AMD E2-3200
    21%
  • Intel Celeron B815
    21%
  • AMD A8-4555M
    21%
  • Intel Pentium 997
    20%
  • Intel Celeron G465
    20%
  • AMD A6-3420M
    20%
  • AMD A8-3500M
    20%
  • Intel Atom Z3770
    20%
  • Intel Celeron 887
    20%
  • Intel Core i3-2367M
    20%
  • Intel Pentium 3560Y
    20%
  • Intel Celeron 1007U
    20%
  • Intel Core i3-3229Y
    20%
  • Intel Celeron B800
    19%
  • Intel Pentium P6300
    19%
  • AMD A4-3310MX
    19%
  • AMD A6-3400M
    19%
  • Intel Celeron G460
    19%
  • AMD A4-3330MX
    19%
  • Intel Celeron 877
    19%
  • Intel Core i3-2357M
    19%
  • AMD A4-3305M
    18%
  • AMD A6-4455M
    18%
  • AMD A4-3320M
    18%
  • Intel Pentium 987
    18%
  • Intel Pentium 967
    18%
  • AMD A4-5000
    18%
  • Intel Celeron 857
    17%
  • AMD A4-3300M
    17%
  • Intel Atom Z3740
    17%
  • AMD A4-4355M
    17%
  • Intel Celeron G440
    16%
  • Intel Celeron 867
    16%
  • AMD E2-3000M
    16%
  • Intel Pentium 2129Y
    15%
  • AMD E2-3000
    15%
  • Intel Celeron 847
    15%
  • AMD A6-1450
    14%
  • Intel Pentium U5600
    12%
  • AMD E1-2500
    11%
  • AMD E2-2000
    11%
  • AMD E2-1800
    11%
  • AMD E-350
    10%
  • AMD E-450
    10%
  • Intel Atom D2700
    10%
  • AMD E1-1500
    9%
  • AMD E1-1200
    9%
  • AMD A4-1200
    9%
  • AMD E1-2100
    9%
  • Intel Atom D2550
    9%
  • AMD A4-1250
    9%
  • Intel Atom N2800
    8%
  • AMD E-300
    8%
  • Intel Atom Z2760
    8%
  • AMD C-60
    8%
  • Intel Atom D2500
    8%
  • Intel Atom N570
    7%
  • AMD E-240
    7%
  • AMD C-70
    7%
  • Intel Atom N2600
    7%
  • AMD Z-01
    7%
  • AMD C-50
    6%
  • Intel Atom Z670
    4%

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Intel Core i7-4790K is a cpu released by Intel on May 2014. This processor is based on the architecture and packs 1400 million transistors on a 22 nm, 177 mm² die.

Intel Core i7-4790K pros and cons




Specifications


Features

Architecture

ArchitectureIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3
CodenameHaswell
Release DateMay 2014

Cores

Cores4
Threads8
E-Coresnone
SMPs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4600

Cache

L1 Cache64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)

Physical

SocketIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Temp72°C
Package
Die Size177mm²
Process22 nm

Performance

Cpu Frequency4000 MHz
Turbo Clock4400 MHz
Base Clock100 MHz
Voltageunknown
TDP88 W

Compared to similar performing CPUs

Intel Core i7-4790KIntel Core i3-6100Intel Core i7-6700KIntel Core i5-6600KIntel Core i5-6600
Intel Core i7-4790KIntel Core i3-6100Intel Core i7-6700KIntel Core i5-6600KIntel Core i5-6600
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ArchitectureIntel_HaswellIntel_SkylakeIntel_SkylakeIntel_SkylakeIntel_Skylake
Process Node22 nm14 nm14 nm14 nm14 nm
Cores/Threads4/82/44/84/44/4
Release DateMay 2014Sep 2015Aug 2015Jul 2015Jul 2015

Benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    4422
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    4217
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    4016
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    3934
  • Intel Core i5-6600
    3709

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    17181
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    15488
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    13321
  • Intel Core i5-6600
    11527
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    8336

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    4980
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    4975
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    4677
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    4442
  • Intel Core i5-6600
    3970

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    19391
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    17114
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    15019
  • Intel Core i5-6600
    12482
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    10509

points - higher is better