Core i7-4790K

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Cores	Threads	Base Frequency	Turbo Frequency
4	8	4.0 GHz	4.4 GHz

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Availability
MSRP $350

Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, Upto 4.4 GHz) FC-LGA12C

Specifications

General
Release Date	May 1st, 2014
Segment	Desktop
Socket	Intel Socket 1150
Collection	Core i7
Codename	Haswell

Performance
Cores	4
Threads	8
Base Frequency	4.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency	4.4 GHz

Other
Power Consumption	88 W
Overclockable	Yes
Integrated Graphics	Intel HD 4600

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342 FPS+10%

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324 FPS+4%

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326 FPS+5%

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Ryzen 7 5700X3D

321 FPS+3%

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Core i5-12600KF

332 FPS+7%

CA$0.81/FPS

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Core i5-12600K

332 FPS+7%

CA$0.74/FPS

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Ryzen 5 5600G

321 FPS+3%

CA$0.75/FPS

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Core i7-12700KF

334 FPS+7%

CA$0.84/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

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Core i5-13400F

328 FPS+5%

CA$0.85/FPS

Intel Core i5-13400F 2.5GHz (4.6 Turbo) 10 Core LGA 1700 Desktop Processor (Raptor Lake)

Extra CA$9.51

Core i5-13600K

337 FPS+8%

CA$1.03/FPS

Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24M Cache, up to 5.1 GHz

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Core i5-14400F

330 FPS+6%

CA$0.69/FPS

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Core i7-8700K

314 FPS+1%

CA$0.89/FPS

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Core i7-7700K

314 FPS+1%

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Core i5-14600KF

339 FPS+9%

CA$0.91/FPS

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Core i5-10600K

315 FPS+1%

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Core i5-11600KF

326 FPS+5%

CA$0.77/FPS

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Core i7-4790K

Availability
MSRP $350

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