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£357.88
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-14700KF 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 i7-14700KF is 3456 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-14700KF
- Performs up to 3% better in Control than Core i7-4790 - 208 vs 201 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 28 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i7-14700KF - £65.99 vs £357.88
- Up to 81% better value when playing Control than Core i7-14700KF - £0.33 vs £1.72 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-14700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-14700KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
208
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.72/FPS
19%
Price, £
£357.88
18%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz
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Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
201
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.33/FPS
100%
Price, £
£65.99
100%
Value Winner
Powerful Intel i7-4790 CPU with 35W TDP - Quad Core
Buy for £65.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 0 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-14700KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-14700KF | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
20 | Cores | 4 |
28 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 84 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-14700KF or Core i7-4790
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
134 FPS
£14.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-14700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,009
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182 FPS
£14.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i7-14700KF
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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£2,599
In Stock
182 FPS
£13.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i7-14700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,499
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