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Is the Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz Good for Gaming?
This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]
Description:
Class: Desktop
Socket: LGA1150
Clockspeed: 4.0 GHz
Turbo Speed: 4.4 GHz
Cores: 4 Threads: 8
Typical TDP: 88 W
Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB
Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V)
Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz, Intel Core i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz
CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014
CPUmark/$Price: 94.88
Overall Rank:
1445th fastest in multithreading out of 5003 CPUs
949th fastest in single threading out of 5003 CPUs
442nd fastest in out of 1414 Desktop CPUs
Last Price Change: $85.02 USD (2025-02-15)
| Integer Math | 29,192 MOps/Sec |
|---|---|
| Floating Point Math | 14,611 MOps/Sec |
| Find Prime Numbers | 34 Million Primes/Sec |
| Random String Sorting | 16,495 Thousand Strings/Sec |
| Data Encryption | 2,261 MBytes/Sec |
| Data Compression | 121,756 KBytes/Sec |
| Physics | 549 Frames/Sec |
| Extended Instructions | 7,581 Million Matrices/Sec |
| Single Thread | 2,466 MOps/Sec |
| Merchant | Price | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
 | $135.26 USD | Buy Now! |
 | $85.02 USD | Buy Now! |
 | NA | CPU Not Available. See Other Models |
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Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz |
$329.99 (www.amazon.com)
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| Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 58,851 | |
| Intel Core i9-12900K | 41,375 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 39,063 | |
| Intel Core i7-12700K | 34,549 | |
| Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 22,115 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 21,877 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 18,205 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 17,722 | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 15,622 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 14,147 | |
| Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz | 8,067 |
| Processor | CPU Mark / $Price | |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 218.79 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 196.93 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 149.67 | |
| Intel Core i9-12900K | 139.78 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 120.11 | |
| Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz | 94.88 | |
| Intel Core i7-12700K | 84.47 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 49.34 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | NA | |
| Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | NA |
| Processor | Average Thread Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 4,615 | |
| Intel Core i9-12900K | 4,149 | |
| Intel Core i7-12700K | 4,023 | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 3,902 | |
| Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 3,836 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 3,682 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 3,470 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 3,363 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 2,923 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 2,564 | |
| Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz | 2,466 |
| Baseline | CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| BL2437571 - Feb 24 2025 | 8269 | |
| BL5087697 - Feb 24 2025 | 7528 | |
| BL5087693 - Feb 24 2025 | 5687 | |
| BL2436366 - Feb 23 2025 | 7418 | |
| BL2436327 - Feb 23 2025 | 8766 |
| Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz | 8,067 | |
| Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K | 7,265 (-9.9%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-4790K | 9,231 (+14.4%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-4790K | 7,739 (-4.1%) | |
| Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K | 7,002 (-13.2%) | |
| Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K | 6,745 (-16.4%) | |
| AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790K | 5,106 (-36.7%) | |
| Intel Core i3-10100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K | 8,725 (+8.2%) | |
| Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K | 8,631 (+7.0%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i7-4790K | 7,110 (-11.9%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i7-4790K | 6,269 (-22.3%) | |
| AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790K | 6,148 (-23.8%) | |
| Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790K | 9,541 (+18.3%) |
| Processor | Relative Gaming Score | |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 12,192 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | 10,869 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D | 10,595 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | 10,573 | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 10,301 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 9,840 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 5 245K | 9,565 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | 9,540 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | 9,366 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF | 9,183 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | 9,127 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 5 235 | 9,021 | |
| Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz | 925 |
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