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£209.99
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Prices and StockMSRP $312
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MSRP $312
Prices and StockMSRP $589
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MSRP $589
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K 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 i9-14900K is 3456 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Core i7-4790
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £209.99 vs £435.39
- Up to 48% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i9-14900K - £0.70 vs £1.34 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 9% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i7-4790 - 325 vs 299 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 32 vs 8 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
299
92%
Value, £/FPS
£0.7/FPS
100%
Price, £
£209.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I7-4790 CPU 3.6 GHz / LGA1150 / 8 MB Cache Tray C
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Updated 7108 minutes ago
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
325
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.34/FPS
52%
Price, £
£435.39
48%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
Buy for £435.39 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7107 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790 | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-4790 or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
325 FPS
£12.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
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315 FPS
£17.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
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325 FPS
£19.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
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