Intel Core i3-7300 vs Intel Core i7-4790

Intel Core i3-7300
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2017
Intel Core i3-7300
Intel Core i7-4790
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / May 2014
Intel Core i7-4790

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7300
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4790
    133%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7300
    107%
  • Intel Core i7-4790
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7300
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4790
    175%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-7300

7% higher single threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4790

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 75% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


Intel Core i7-4790

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4790

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-7300Intel Core i7-4790
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
VT-d
HTT
TXT
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i3-7300Intel Core i7-4790
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameKaby LakevsHaswell
Release DateFeb 2017vsMay 2014

Cores

Intel Core i3-7300Intel Core i7-4790
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 630vsIntel HD 4600

Cache

Intel Core i3-7300Intel Core i7-4790
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache4096 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-7300Intel Core i7-4790
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Temp65°Cvs72°C
Packagevs
Die Sizeunknownvs177mm²
Process14 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-7300Intel Core i7-4790
Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP51 Wvs84 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7300
    4800 points
  • Intel Core i7-4790
    4368 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7300
    11520 points
  • Intel Core i7-4790
    18816 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7300 (simulated)
    170.48
  • Intel Core i7-4790
    158

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7300 (simulated)
    436.92
  • Intel Core i7-4790
    765

points - higher is better