Intel Core i7 4790K vs i5 4460

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Intel Core i7 4790K

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Intel Core i7 4790K

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Is unlocked

Yes

Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

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Supports trusted computing

Yes

Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 4790K

16.1 mHash/s

Core i5 4460

8.3 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 4790K

1.79 fps

Core i5 4460

1.01 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4790K

3,570

Core i5 4460

2,982

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4790K

3,880

Core i5 4460

3,209

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4790K

8,470

Core i5 4460

6,176

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4790K

15,490

Core i5 4460

9,739

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4790K

4,004

Core i5 4460

3,086

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4790K

5,140,000 MB/s

Core i5 4460

4,300,000 MB/s

summary	Core i7 4790K	i5 4460
Clock speed	4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Turbo clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Cores	Quad core	Quad core
Is unlocked	Yes	No
features
Has a NX bit	Yes	Yes
Supports trusted computing	No	Yes
Has virtualization support	Yes	Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
F16C
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
EM64T
SSE
SSE4.1
FMA3
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes	Yes
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in	Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
Channels	Dual Channel	Dual Channel
Supports ECC	No	No
Maximum bandwidth	25,600 MB/s	25,600 MB/s

details	Core i7 4790K	i5 4460
Architecture	x86-64	x86-64
Threads	8	4
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L2 cache per core	0.25 MB/core	0.25 MB/core
L3 cache	8 MB	6 MB
L3 cache per core	2 MB/core	1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process	22 nm	22 nm
Max CPUs	1	1
Operating temperature	Unknown - 74.04°C	Unknown - 72.72°C
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU	GPU
Label	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Number of displays supported	3	3
GPU clock speed	350 MHz	350 MHz
Turbo clock speed	1,250 MHz	1,100 MHz
power consumption
TDP	88W	84W
Annual home energy cost	21.2 $/year	20.24 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	77.09 $/year	73.58 $/year
Performance per watt	11.42 pt/W	9.64 pt/W
Typical power consumption	71.5W	68.25W

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