Intel Core i7 5950HQ vs 4790K |
Released April, 2015
Intel Core i7 5950HQ
- 2.9 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 5950HQ
 | Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm | | Much lower typical power consumption 38.19W |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 11.32 $/year | | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 41.17 $/year |
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Released April, 2014
Intel Core i7 4790K
- 4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the 4790K
| | Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 79 | | Is unlocked Yes |
| | Significantly higher clock speed 4 GHz | | Much better performance per dollar 3.69 pt/$ |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 22 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 38.19W | vs | 71.5W | More than 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 11.32 $/year | vs | 21.2 $/year | More than 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 41.17 $/year | vs | 77.09 $/year | More than 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Newer | Apr, 2015 | vs | Apr, 2014 | Release date a year later | |||
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| Much better 3DMark06 CPU score | 79 | vs | 45.1 | More than 75% better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 4 GHz | vs | 2.9 GHz | Around 40% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 3.69 pt/$ | vs | 0.56 pt/$ | More than 6.5x better performance per dollar | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 4.4 GHz | vs | 3.8 GHz | More than 15% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Better turbo clock speed | 1,250 MHz | vs | 1,150 MHz | Around 10% better turbo clock speed | |||
| Slightly more l3 cache | 8 MB | vs | 6 MB | Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Significantly better performance per watt | 11.42 pt/W | vs | 7.46 pt/W | Around 55% better performance per watt | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.63 GHz | vs | 3.94 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,530 | vs | 2,263 | More than 10% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Higher GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | vs | 300 MHz | More than 15% higher GPU clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.8 GHz | vs | 2.9 GHz | More than 65% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 5950HQ vs 4790K
3D Mark 06 (CPU)
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 5950HQ | vs | 4790K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 4 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 4.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Is unlocked | No | 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 | 47W | 88W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 11.32 $/year | 21.2 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 41.17 $/year | 77.09 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 7.46 pt/W | 11.42 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 38.19W | 71.5W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI 2.0 | |
| Number of links | 1 | 0 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Core i7 5950HQ | vs | 4790K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 14 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.94 GHz | 4.63 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.9 GHz | 4.8 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.94 GHz | 4.63 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 6200 | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 300 MHz | 350 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | 1,250 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 12,800 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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