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| Intel Core i7 5820K vs 4790K |
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Released April, 2014
Intel Core i7 4790K
- 4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the 4790K
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the 5820K vs the 4790K. | |||||||
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required |
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 5820K vs 4790K
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
Core i7 5820K
6.74 mPixels/s
Core i7 4790K
18.33 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 (Video composition) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i7 5820K
3.71 fps
Core i7 4790K
12.09 fps
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 5820K
19,546
Core i7 4790K
15,490
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 5820K
3,412
Core i7 4790K
4,004
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 5820K
4,050,000 MB/s
Core i7 4790K
5,140,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 5820K
20,764
Core i7 4790K
15,465
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i7 5820K
12,995
Core i7 4790K
11,194
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i7 5820K
2,017
Core i7 4790K
2,530
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 5820K | vs | 4790K |
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Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.4 GHz | |
Cores | Hexa 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 | 140W | 88W | |
Annual home energy cost | 33.73 $/year | 21.2 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 122.64 $/year | 77.09 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 10.79 pt/W | 11.42 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 113.75W | 71.5W | |
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Architecture | QPI | DMI 2.0 | |
Number of links | 0 | 0 | |
Transfer rate | 0 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i7 5820K | vs | 4790K |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 12 | 8 | |
L3 cache | 15 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.34 GHz | 4.63 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.51 GHz | 4.8 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 5,572.2 | 6,925.3 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.34 GHz | 4.63 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | GPU | |
Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | 350 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,250 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3L-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR4-2133 | |||
DDR4-1600 | |||
DDR4-1333 | |||
Channels | Quad Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | No | |
Maximum memory size | 65,536 MB | 32,768 MB |
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