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£256.62
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $539
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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MSRP in USD: $312
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K 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 i9-11900K is 2511 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 22% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-4790 - 153 vs 125 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - £65.99 vs £256.62
- Up to 68% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-11900K - £0.53 vs £1.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 84 vs 125 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
153
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.68/FPS
31%
Price, £
£256.62
25%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
125
81%
Value, £/FPS
£0.53/FPS
100%
Price, £
£65.99
100%
Value Winner
Powerful Intel i7-4790 CPU with 35W TDP - Quad Core
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In Stock
Updated 150 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Core i7-4790
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
132 FPS
£10.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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