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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700 is 2511 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $98.71 vs $168.17
- Up to 34% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-11700 - $0.64 vs $0.97 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 13% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-4790 - 192 vs 170 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 16 vs 8 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
170
88%
Value, €/FPS
€0.64/FPS
100%
Price, €
€109.57
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
192
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.97/FPS
65%
Price, €
€186.67
58%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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