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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $350
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10850K 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 i9-10850K is 2279 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 6% better in Minecraft than Core i7-4790K - 744 vs 705 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - £156.66 vs £464.65
- Up to 65% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-10850K - £0.22 vs £0.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 88 vs 125 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
744
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.62/FPS
35.483870967741936%
Price, £
£464.65
33%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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In Stock
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Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
705
94.75806451612904%
Value, £/FPS
£0.22/FPS
100%
Price, £
£156.66
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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In Stock
Updated 78 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1387
79.71264367816092%
Multi-Core
4394
48.30694810905893%
Intel Core i9-10850K | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
Jul 27th, 2020 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 88 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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