Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 84 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) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM\x09 i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel Core i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 94.39

Overall Rank:
1396th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
1091st fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
419th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $77.00 USD (2024-07-15)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

7268

Single Thread Rating

2233

Samples: 13405*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,008
Thread: 2,282

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	26,149 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	13,123 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	32 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,954 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,029 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	109,633 KBytes/Sec
Physics	499 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,830 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,233 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$125.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$69.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Gaming PC Computer Desktop Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz, Upgrade New Graphics Cards GTX 1660S, Memory Stick (TY 8G2), 1TB SSD M.2 NVME, ARGB Fan3 Controller Win 11 Home Office PC (Core I7 \| GTX 1660S)	$664.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkStation P300 Small Form Factor Workstation - 1 x Intel Core i7 i7-4790 3.60 GHz 30AK001XUS	$2099.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 9020 Desktop Computer (OP90209571BLK)	$208.70 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 9020 Mini Tower Desktop i7 i7-4790 Quad-Core 16GB RAM 2TB Hard Drive 1G AMD Radeon HD 8490 16X DVD +/- RW Windows 7 Professional (Includes Windows 8.1 Pro license)	$295.48 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7020 Desktop Computers PC with New 24 inch Koorui Monitor Bundle,i7-4790 16GB Ram 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD+128GB SSD,AC7260 Built-in WIFI Ready,Dual Monitor Support,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed）	$309.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		7,268

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		94.39
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		2,233

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2144708 - Jul 13 2024		7682
BL2144674 - Jul 13 2024		6849
BL2144275 - Jul 13 2024		7090
BL2144223 - Jul 13 2024		7420
BL2143911 - Jul 12 2024		7550

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		7,268
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-4790		8,731 (+20.1%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		7,057 (-2.9%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,747 (-7.2%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,493 (-10.7%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		5,575 (-23.3%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		8,086 (+11.2%)
Intel Core i3-10100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		8,766 (+20.6%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		8,656 (+19.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i7-4790		7,135 (-1.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,759 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,465 (-11.1%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,202 (-14.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		1,165

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

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