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Core i7-9700K vs Core i7-4790

Core i7-9700K vs Core i7-4790: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-9700K

3.6 GHz | 8-core

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Intel Core i7-9700K Prozessor 3.6GHz Octa Core LGA1151 CPU

Buy for 293.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74133 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-4790

3.6 GHz | 4-core

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Intel i7-4790 Core Prozessor (3.6 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 84Watt)

Buy for 157.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74133 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-9700K

3.6 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Intel Core i7-9700K Prozessor 3.6GHz Octa Core LGA1151 CPU

Buy for 293.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74133 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-4790

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Intel i7-4790 Core Prozessor (3.6 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 84Watt)

Buy for 157.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74133 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-9700K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-9700K is 1632 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K

  • Performs up to 5% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-4790 - 225 vs 214 FPS

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790

  • Up to 46% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - €157.65 vs €293.68
  • Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 84 vs 95 Watts
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

225

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€293.68

53%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-9700K Prozessor 3.6GHz Octa Core LGA1151 CPU

Buy for 293.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74133 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

214

95.11111111111111%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€157.65

100%

Intel i7-4790 Core Prozessor (3.6 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 84Watt)

Buy for 157.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74133 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1670

100%

Multi-Core

7089

100%

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1221

73.11377245508982%

Multi-Core

3852

54.3377063055438%

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo

Intel Core i7-9700K

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Intel Core i7-4790 Logo

Intel Core i7-4790

Oct 19th, 2018
Release DateMay 1st, 2014
Core i7CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
8Threads8
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
95 WTDP
84 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
36.0xMultiplier36.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4600
Yes
OverclockableNo

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