Intel Core i7-6850K vs Intel Core i7-4790K
Summary
Intel Core i7-6850K
121%
Intel Core i7-4790K
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-6850K
100%
Intel Core i7-4790K
107%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-6850K
135%
Intel Core i7-4790K
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6850K |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 35% 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 21% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4790K |
| 7% higher single threaded performance. |
| 52 watts lower power draw. |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-6850K. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6850K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6850K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i7-6850K | | Intel Core i7-4790K | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| TSX | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i7-6850K | | Intel Core i7-4790K | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Broadwell | vs | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Broadwell-E | vs | Haswell |
| Release Date | May 2016 | vs | May 2014 |
Cores
| Intel Core i7-6850K | | Intel Core i7-4790K | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Intel HD 4600 |
Cache
| Intel Core i7-6850K | | Intel Core i7-4790K | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 32 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 15360 KB (shared) | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i7-6850K | | Intel Core i7-4790K | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 | vs | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | 72°C |
| Package | | vs | |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 177mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i7-6850K | | Intel Core i7-4790K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3600 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3800 MHz | vs | 4400 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 140 W | vs | 88 W |
Intel Core i7-6850K
4256 points
Intel Core i7-4790K
4928 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6850K
29030 points
Intel Core i7-4790K
21504 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6850K
2473
Intel Core i7-4790K
1807
points per second - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6850K
33950
Intel Core i7-4790K
25285
MIPS - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6850K
134.72
Intel Core i7-4790K
145.67
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6850K
1076.03
Intel Core i7-4790K
831.12
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6850K
1195
Intel Core i7-4790K
846
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6850K
164
Intel Core i7-4790K
174
points - higher is better