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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 1341 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-4790K - 239 vs 235 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $102.37 vs $103.07
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7 Quad-core i7-4790K 4GHz Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1387
91.67217448777264%
Multi-Core
4394
74.41151566469094%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 88 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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