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| Intel Core i7 6700K vs 4790K |
Released July, 2015
Intel Core i7 6700K
- 4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 6700K
![]() | Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 80.5 | ![]() | Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm |
![]() | Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 17,583 | ![]() | Newer Jul, 2015 |
VS
Released April, 2014
Intel Core i7 4790K
- 4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the 4790K
![]() | Much better performance per dollar 3.69 pt/$ | ![]() | Much better performance per watt 11.42 pt/W |
![]() | Slightly higher turbo clock speed 4.4 GHz | ![]() | Better turbo clock speed 1,250 MHz |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 6700K vs 4790K among all CPUs
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 | |
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate |
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? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, 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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Much better 3DMark06 CPU score | 80.5 | vs | 79 | Almost the same | |||
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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 | |||
Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 17,583 | vs | 15,490 | Around 15% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
Newer | Jul, 2015 | vs | Apr, 2014 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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Much better performance per dollar | 3.69 pt/$ | vs | 0.91 pt/$ | More than 4x better performance per dollar | |||
Much better performance per watt | 11.42 pt/W | vs | 3.49 pt/W | More than 3.2x better performance per watt | |||
Slightly higher turbo clock speed | 4.4 GHz | vs | 4.2 GHz | Around 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Better turbo clock speed | 1,250 MHz | vs | 1,150 MHz | Around 10% better turbo clock speed | |||
Higher Maximum operating temperature | 74.04 °C | vs | 64 °C | More than 15% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,530 | vs | 2,349 | Around 10% better PassMark (Single core) score |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 6700K vs 4790K
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i7 6700K
35.02 mHash/s
Core i7 4790K
16.1 mHash/s
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
Core i7 6700K
26.72 mPixels/s
Core i7 4790K
18.33 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i7 6700K
1.82 fps
Core i7 4790K
1.79 fps
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 6700K
17,583
Core i7 4790K
15,490
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 6700K
4,510
Core i7 4790K
4,004
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 6700K
6,010 MB/s
Core i7 4790K
5,140,000 MB/s
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i7 6700K
11,109
Core i7 4790K
11,194
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i7 6700K
2,349
Core i7 4790K
2,530
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 6700K | vs | 4790K |
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Clock speed | 4 GHz | 4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 4.4 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 | 91W | 88W | |
Annual home energy cost | 21.92 $/year | 21.2 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 79.72 $/year | 77.09 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 3.49 pt/W | 11.42 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 73.94W | 71.5W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | FSB | DMI 2.0 | |
Number of links | 0 | 0 | |
Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i7 6700K | 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 | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 14 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 64°C | Unknown - 74.04°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.61 GHz | 4.63 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.77 GHz | 4.8 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.61 GHz | 4.63 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 530 | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | 350 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | 1,250 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3L-1600 | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | No | |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 65,536 MB | 32,768 MB |
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