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: 65.06

Overall Rank:
1294th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
824th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
399th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $123.99 USD (2024-07-12)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8067

Single Thread Rating

2465

Samples: 22266*
*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	29,211 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	14,627 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	34 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,597 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,254 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	121,763 KBytes/Sec
Physics	549 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,598 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,465 MOps/Sec

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

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th 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
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Pricing History

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 i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz		8,067

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 i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz		65.06
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 i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz		2,465

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2144841 - Jul 14 2024		7366
BL2144377 - Jul 13 2024		8671
BL2144109 - Jul 13 2024		8372
BL2143936 - Jul 12 2024		8835
BL2141853 - Jul 10 2024		7346

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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz		8,067
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K		9,839 (+22.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-4790K		9,270 (+14.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-4790K		7,752 (-3.9%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K		7,129 (-11.6%)
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K		7,013 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K		8,929 (+10.7%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K		7,146 (-11.4%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K		8,649 (+7.2%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K		7,268 (-9.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i7-4790K		6,288 (-22.1%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790K		6,202 (-23.1%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K		9,547 (+18.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz 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 i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz		1,282

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

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