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Intel 4790K
CPUBoss recommends the Intel 4790K based on its performance and single-core performance.
See full details| | Intel 4790K vs AMD FX 8350 |
| | Is hyperthreaded Yes | | Newer manufacturing process 22 nms |
| | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Much lower typical power consumption 71.5W |
by PCMag (Jul, 2014)The Core i7-4790K is still based on Intel's fourth-generation Core architecture, codenamed Haswell.
| | Significantly more l2 cache 8 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
| | Significantly better PassMark (Overclocked) score 10,147 | | More cores 8 |
by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)Having eight cores at 4GHz is impressive, after all it wasn't that long ago that we were striving to break 4GHz when overclocking.
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| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Maximizes usage of each CPU core | |||
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| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nms | vs | 32 nms | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 71.5W | vs | 159.66W | 2.2x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Slightly higher turbo clock speed | 4.4 GHz | vs | 4.2 GHz | Around 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,534 | vs | 1,525 | More than 65% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much better cinebench r10 32Bit 1-core score | 8,785 | vs | 4,338 | More than 2x better cinebench r10 32Bit 1-core score | |||
| Better geekbench (64-bit) score | 16,699 | vs | 12,153 | More than 35% better geekbench (64-bit) score | |||
| Significantly more l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 2x more l3 cache per core | |||
| Better PassMark score | 11,300 | vs | 9,134 | Around 25% better PassMark score | |||
| Better cinebench r10 32Bit score | 33,538 | vs | 22,674 | Around 50% better cinebench r10 32Bit score | |||
| Better performance per watt | 15.09 pt/W | vs | 5.05 pt/W | Around 3x better performance per watt | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 21.2 $/year | vs | 56.1 $/year | 2.6x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Marginally newer | Apr, 2014 | vs | Oct, 2012 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 77.09 $/year | vs | 159.62 $/year | 2.1x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Significantly more l2 cache | 8 MB | vs | 1 MB | 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Overclocked) score | 10,147 | vs | 6,925.3 | More than 45% better PassMark (Overclocked) score | |||
| More cores | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Better performance per dollar | 5.19 pt/$ | vs | 3.91 pt/$ | Around 35% better performance per dollar | |||
4790K | by PCMag (Jul, 2014)The gains are smallest in general-application suites like PCMark 7 and larger in CPU-intensive programs like Photoshop CS6, the rendering program POV-RAY, and the 3D rendering test, Cinebench 11.5.
FX 8350 | by Tech Radar (Nov, 2012)In Cinebench the AMD chip is only a little over 5 per cent slower, and in X264 there's less than a single per cent difference between them.
FX 8350 | by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)Looking at the physics score we can see a difference of just under 900 points with the AMD FX-8350 taking the lead with 7325 3DMarks.
FX 8350 | by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)The FX-8350 also gave us some significant gains in 3DMark 11.
summary | 4790K | vs | FX 8350 |
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| Clock speed | 4 GHz | 4 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Octa core | |
| Is unlocked | Yes | Yes | |
| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has vitualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AVX | |||
| XOP | |||
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| SSE2 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| F16C | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
gpu | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,250 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s | |
details | 4790K | vs | FX 8350 |
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| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nms | 32 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.61 GHz | 4.7 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.84 GHz | 4.99 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 6,925.3 | 10,147 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.61 GHz | 4.7 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 88W | 125W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 21.2 $/year | 56.1 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 77.09 $/year | 159.62 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 15.09 pt/W | 5.05 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 71.5W | 159.66W | |
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