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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 3456 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £169.99 vs £427.97
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 30% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-4790 - 166 vs 128 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 32 vs 8 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel Core I7-4790 CPU 3.6 GHz / LGA1150 / 8 MB Cache Tray C
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Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1221
39.37439535633666%
Multi-Core
3852
18.342857142857145%
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel 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 |
Builds Using Core i7-4790 or Core i9-14900K
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
166 FPS
£23.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,900
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166 FPS
£24.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
In Stock
157 FPS
£35.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
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166 FPS
£37.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
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