Intel Core i7 4790K vs 4790

older Released April, 2014

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 4790K

Is unlocked

Yes

If you just upgraded last year, the benefits probably aren't substantial enough, but if you upgraded in 2010 or before, the Core i7-4790K is a worthwhile investment, and is our new Editors' Choice for high-end processors.

by PCMag (Jul, 2014)

older Released May, 2014

Reasons to buy the 4790

Supports trusted computing

Yes

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.

by Shawn-Baker (Jun, 2014)

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 4790K 9.5 Core i7 4790 8.3 Core i5 4690K 7.7
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 4790K 10.0 Core i7 4790 9.1 Core i5 4690K 9.2
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 4790K 6.3 Core i7 4790 5.7 Core i5 4690K 5.9
Fire Strike

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 4790K 6.4 Core i7 4790 6.8 Core i5 4690K 6.5
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 4790K 10.0 Core i7 4790 9.8 Core i5 4690K 9.4
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 4790K 6.7 Core i7 4790 6.3 Core i5 4690K 6.7
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

9.8	CPUBoss Score
	Combination of all six facets
Core i7 4790K 9.8 Core i7 4790 9.3 Core i5 4690K 9.2

Winner
Intel Core i7 4790K

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Is unlocked

Yes

Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

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Intel Core i7 4790

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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 i7 4790

15.62 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 4790K

1.79 fps

Core i7 4790

1.96 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4790K

3,570

Core i7 4790

3,288

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4790K

3,880

Core i7 4790

3,588

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4790K

8,470

Core i7 4790

7,674

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4790K

15,490

Core i7 4790

13,718

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4790K

4,004

Core i7 4790

3,632

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4790K

5,140,000 MB/s

Core i7 4790

4,570,000 MB/s

summary	Core i7 4790K	4790
Clock speed	4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Turbo clock speed	4.4 GHz	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
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes	Yes
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	10.77 pt/W
Typical power consumption	71.5W	68.25W
bus
Architecture	DMI 2.0	DMI 2.0
Number of links	0	0
Transfer rate	5,000 MT/s	5,000 MT/s

details	Core i7 4790K	4790
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	22 nm
Max CPUs	1	1
Operating temperature	Unknown - 74.04°C	Unknown - 72.72°C
overclocking
PassMark (Overclocked)	6,925.3	6,039.5
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	1,200 MHz
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
Maximum memory size	32,768 MB	32,768 MB

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V@no (09:56 PM, July 30, 2016)

I don't know why I even bother visit this site... <blockquote>Supports trusted computing: Yes vs No</blockquote> And then at specifications column: <blockquote>Supports trusted computing: No vs Yes</blockquote>

Elkethus Degrace Lauzon (06:13 PM, July 17, 2016)

Alright thank you i feel better yeah i dont oc is just when i play game is 70C my idle temp is normarly betwen 30 to 40C depend of the temperature in the house

mark wood (04:22 PM, July 17, 2016)

Same as you only I have two fans pulling air out the top of case as well. It all depends on what you want to do, if overclocking you could probably use more cooling but 70c doesn't sound that bad. Heard their are some bad batches out there, folk that have them are getting really bad temps but yours sound ok, when it hit 90 you can panic :-)

Elkethus Degrace Lauzon (04:13 PM, July 17, 2016)

ah ok i have 2 front fan and 1 in the back + h60 cpu cooler but only have 3 fan do you think i should put 2 more on the top?

mark wood (03:48 PM, July 17, 2016)

Sounds ok . . . got big Zalman heatsink on mine plus 5 case fans . . . it all helps

Elkethus Degrace Lauzon (03:37 PM, July 17, 2016)

i got the 4790k but my temp while i game go to 60 to 70 is it normal?

mark wood (08:36 AM, July 17, 2016)

I have the 4790k, when gaming it hit 4,4 Ghz straight out the box, running really cool, can't seem to get it above 55c . . . Haven't needed to overclock but feel it should hit 5 Ghz no trouble . . . recommend to anyone

Elkethus Degrace Lauzon (06:01 PM, March 26, 2016)

I want to get 1 of those 2. The problem isidk which 1 i dont plan to overcloak but i see that the speed is a bit faster with the K per default but does it wortk 80$ difference price? in my country is expensive like that yes. for 80$ difference should i go with the 4790 normal if i dont plan to overcloak?

HotAsIce (03:32 PM, December 6, 2014)

The 4790k have a higher clock speed ... yes the 4790k is faster ;D

T (09:34 AM, December 6, 2014)

So is the 4790k faster than a 4790 even without overclocking it?

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