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Intel Core i7 4790K
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 4790K based on its performance.
See full details | Intel Core i7 4790K vs AMD Athlon 46 |
![]() | Much higher clock speed 4 GHz | ![]() | Is unlocked Yes |
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 20.31W | ![]() | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 6.02 $/year | ![]() | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 21.9 $/year |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
8.8 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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Much higher clock speed | 4 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | More than 90% higher clock speed | |||
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Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 65 nm | 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 | |||
More l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Much better PassMark score | 11,194 | vs | 473 | Around 23.8x better PassMark score | |||
Much better performance per watt | 11.42 pt/W | vs | 0.77 pt/W | More than 14.8x better performance per watt | |||
More threads | 8 | vs | 1 | 7 more threads | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 20.31W | vs | 71.5W | 3.5x lower typical power consumption | |||
More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | vs | 21.2 $/year | 3.5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | vs | 77.09 $/year | 3.5x lower annual commercial energy cost |
summary | Core i7 4790K | vs | Athlon 46 |
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Clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Single core | |
Is unlocked | Yes | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
EM64T | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
3DNow! | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes |
details | Core i7 4790K | vs | Athlon 46 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 8 | 1 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 65 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
integrated graphics | |||
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 | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 88W | 25W | |
Annual home energy cost | 21.2 $/year | 6.02 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 77.09 $/year | 21.9 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 11.42 pt/W | 0.77 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 71.5W | 20.31W |
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