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| Intel Core i7 4790K vs 2600K |
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 4790K vs 2600K
CompuBench 1.5 (Ocean surface simulation) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i7 4790K
233.07 fps
Core i7 2600K
77.01 fps
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 4790K
15,490
Core i7 2600K
11,563
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 4790K
4,004
Core i7 2600K
3,005
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 4790K
5,140,000 MB/s
Core i7 2600K
2,500,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 4790K
15,465
Core i7 2600K
12,823
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 4790K
16,653
Core i7 2600K
13,916
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i7 4790K
11,194
Core i7 2600K
8,494
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i7 4790K
2,530
Core i7 2600K
1,920
Reviews Word on the street
Core i7 4790K | vs | 2600K | ||
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 4790K | vs | 2600K |
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Clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
Is unlocked | Yes | Yes | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
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 | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 88W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 21.2 $/year | 41.8 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 77.09 $/year | 111.78 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 11.42 pt/W | 7.53 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 71.5W | 114.2W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI | |
Number of links | 0 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i7 4790K | vs | 2600K |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 8 | 8 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 74.04°C | Unknown - 72.6°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.63 GHz | 5.05 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.8 GHz | 4.76 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 6,925.3 | 5,835.1 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.63 GHz | 5.05 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | 2 | |
GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | 850 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,250 MHz | 1,350 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3L-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | No | |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB |
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roykeam (06:37 PM, November 11, 2014)