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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 920 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 8% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-2700K - 218 vs 201 FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 88 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $65.07 vs $191.23
- Up to 63% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-4790K - $0.36 vs $0.97 per FPS
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core I7-4790K 4.00 GHz Quad-Core LGA1150 SR219 CPU Processor in Box
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Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
FPS
201
92%
Value, €/FPS
€0.36/FPS
100%
Price, €
€72.23
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-2700K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72700K
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Updated 3034 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i7-2700K |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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