Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1150

Clockspeed: 4.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.4 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 88 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz, Intel Core i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 68.37

Overall Rank: 1246

Last Price Change: $118.00 USD (2024-05-09)

Average CPU Mark

8068

Single Thread Rating: 2464
Samples: 22181*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 11,140
Thread: 2,531

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz

Integer Math	29,216 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	14,628 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	34 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,608 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,253 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	121,713 KBytes/Sec
Physics	549 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,602 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,464 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,324
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,370
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,188
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,635
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,024
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,458
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz		8,068

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.50
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.58
Intel Core i9-12900K		139.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		118.65
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz		68.37
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz		2,464

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2095807 - May 07 2024		7763
BL2095792 - May 07 2024		8256
BL2095783 - May 07 2024 [Overclocked]		9320
BL2095558 - May 07 2024		9015
BL2095246 - May 07 2024		7561

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz		8,068
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K		7,268 (-9.9%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790K		6,059 (-24.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-4790K		9,280 (+15.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-4790K		8,731 (+8.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-4790K		7,747 (-4.0%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K		7,125 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K		8,928 (+10.7%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K		8,093 (+0.3%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K		7,140 (-11.5%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K		8,662 (+7.4%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K		8,657 (+7.3%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K		6,463 (-19.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,158
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,552
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,511
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz		1,282

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