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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K 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 i7-6850K is 761 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 2% better in War Thunder than Core i7-4790 - 172 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - £65.99 vs £188.88
- Up to 65% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-6850K - £0.39 vs £1.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 84 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
169
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.39/FPS
100%
Price, £
£65.99
100%
Value Winner
Powerful Intel i7-4790 CPU with 35W TDP - Quad Core
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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