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| Intel Core i7 4790K vs 2700K |
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CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4790K vs 2700K among desktop CPUs (over 75W)
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 | |
Fire Strike |
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? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
No winner declared
Too close to call
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the 4790K vs the 2700K. | |||||||
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the 2700K vs the 4790K. | |||||||
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 4790K vs 2700K
CompuBench 1.5 (Ocean surface simulation) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i7 4790K
233.07 fps
Core i7 2700K
74.43 fps
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i7 4790K
3,570
Core i7 2700K
2,894
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 4790K
15,490
Core i7 2700K
12,182
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 4790K
4,004
Core i7 2700K
3,136
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 4790K
5,140,000 MB/s
Core i7 2700K
2,600,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 4790K
15,465
Core i7 2700K
13,097
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i7 4790K
11,194
Core i7 2700K
8,930
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i7 4790K
2,530
Core i7 2700K
2,003
Reviews Word on the street
Core i7 4790K | vs | 2700K | ||
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 4790K | vs | 2700K |
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Clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.9 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 | 22.89 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 77.09 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 11.42 pt/W | 9.26 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 71.5W | 77.19W | |
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 | 2700K |
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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 | 5.11 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.8 GHz | 4.78 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 6,925.3 | 4,204.6 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.63 GHz | 5.11 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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