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Intel Core i7 4790
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See full details| | Intel Core i7 4790 vs AMD FX 9590 |
| | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Is hyperthreaded Yes |
| | Newer manufacturing process 22 nms | | Much lower typical power consumption 68.25W |
by Shawn-Baker (Jun, 2014)Combined with the slew of new Z97 motherboards that have hit the market; this paired with a nice high-end single GPU Video Card from AMD or NVIDIA is going to make for a truly wonderful gaming system.
| | Much more l2 cache 8 MB | | Much higher turbo clock speed 5 GHz |
| | Significantly higher clock speed 4.7 GHz | | Is unlocked Yes |
by hassan-mujtaba (Jun, 2014)The Steamroller architecture which is a viable option for APUs has been built around a 28nm node from GlobalFoundaries which sacrifices clock speed to deliver more performance per clock.
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| Core i7 4790 8.8 FX 9590 8.6 | |
| Cinebench R10 32-bit and Passmark | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Core i7 4790 10.0 FX 9590 8.4 | |
| Cinebench R10 32-bit (1-core) and Passmark (Single Core) | |
Overclocking | |
How much speed can you get out of the processor? | |
| Core i7 4790 5.0 FX 9590 10.0 | |
| Unlocked | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Core i7 4790 8.3 FX 9590 7.0 | |
| Performance Per Dollar | |
CPUBoss Score | |
Performance, Single-core Performance, Overclocking and Value | |
| Core i7 4790 9.1 FX 9590 8.5 | |
Intel Core i7 4790CPUBoss Winner | | |
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Maximizes usage of each CPU core | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nms | vs | 32 nms | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 68.25W | vs | 178.75W | 2.6x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,307 | vs | 1,725 | Around 35% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 2x more l3 cache per core | |||
| Significantly better performance per watt | 16.51 pt/W | vs | 5.04 pt/W | More than 3.2x better performance per watt | |||
| Significantly better performance per dollar | 7.11 pt/$ | vs | 4.38 pt/$ | More than 60% better performance per dollar | |||
| Significantly better cinebench r10 32Bit 1-core score | 7,994 | vs | 4,905 | Around 65% better cinebench r10 32Bit 1-core score | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 73.58 $/year | vs | 192.72 $/year | 2.6x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 20.24 $/year | vs | 53 $/year | 2.6x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Better cinebench r10 32Bit score | 31,054 | vs | 26,635 | More than 15% better cinebench r10 32Bit score | |||
| Marginally newer | May, 2014 | vs | Jun, 2013 | Release date 10 months later | |||
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| Much 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 higher turbo clock speed | 5 GHz | vs | 4 GHz | 25% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 4.7 GHz | vs | 3.6 GHz | More than 30% higher clock speed | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
| More cores | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
Core i7 4790 | by Shawn-Baker (May, 2014)When it comes to gaming performance, you can see that there's really no difference between all our setups here with the exception of our AMD setup under 3DMark 11.
summary | Core i7 4790 | vs | FX 9590 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.7 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 4 GHz | 5 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Octa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1150 | |||
| AM3+ | |||
| Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | No | |
features | |||
| Has vitualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AVX | |||
| XOP | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| EM64T | |||
| F16C | |||
| ABM | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 84W | 220W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 20.24 $/year | 53 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 73.58 $/year | 192.72 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 16.51 pt/W | 5.04 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 68.25W | 178.75W | |
details | Core i7 4790 | vs | FX 9590 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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 | 1,200 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
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