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Intel Core i7 4790K
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 4790K based on its performance, single-core performance and value.
See full details | Intel Xeon D-1518 vs Core i7 4790K |
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 28.44W | ![]() | Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm |
![]() | Supports trusted computing Yes | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 8.43 $/year |
![]() | Much higher turbo clock speed 4.4 GHz | ![]() | Much higher clock speed 4 GHz |
![]() | Much better performance per dollar 3.69 pt/$ | ![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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 |
9.2 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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Much lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 71.5W | 2.5x lower typical power consumption | |||
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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 | |||
Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 21.2 $/year | 2.5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 77.09 $/year | 2.5x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Newer | Oct, 2015 | vs | Apr, 2014 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
Supports more RAM | 131,072 MB | vs | 32,768 MB | Supports 4x more RAM | |||
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Much higher turbo clock speed | 4.4 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | 2x higher turbo clock speed | |||
Much higher clock speed | 4 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 80% higher clock speed | |||
Much better performance per dollar | 3.69 pt/$ | vs | 0.67 pt/$ | More than 5.5x better performance per dollar | |||
Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,530 | vs | 1,087 | More than 2.2x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.63 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 2x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better performance per watt | 11.42 pt/W | vs | 4.49 pt/W | More than 2.5x better performance per watt | |||
Significantly better PassMark score | 11,194 | vs | 4,700 | Around 2.5x better PassMark score | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.8 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
summary | Xeon D-1518 | vs | Core i7 4790K |
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Clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | Yes | No | |
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 | 35W | 88W | |
Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 21.2 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | 77.09 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 4.49 pt/W | 11.42 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 71.5W | |
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Architecture | FSB | DMI 2.0 | |
Number of links | 1 | 0 |
details | Xeon D-1518 | vs | Core i7 4790K |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 8 | 8 | |
Manufacture process | 14 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.63 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.2 GHz | 4.8 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.2 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 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
Maximum bandwidth | 12,800 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 131,072 MB | 32,768 MB |
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