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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700F is 2511 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - £208.88 vs £261.16
- Up to 10% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-11700F - £0.27 vs £0.3 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 11% better in Valorant than Core i7-4790K - 860 vs 774 FPS
- 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 - 16 vs 8 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
774
90%
Value, £/FPS
£0.27/FPS
100%
Price, £
£208.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501
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Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
860
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.3/FPS
90%
Price, £
£261.16
79%
FPS Winner
CORE I7-11700F 2.50GHZ CHIP
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Updated 16 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i7-11700F |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4790K or Core i7-11700F
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
614 FPS
£1.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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