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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 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 i9-14900 is 3539 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 31% better in Minecraft than Core i7-4790 - 895 vs 685 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - £169.99 vs £549.97
- Up to 59% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-14900 - £0.25 vs £0.61 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
685
76%
Value, £/FPS
£0.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£169.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I7-4790 CPU 3.6 GHz / LGA1150 / 8 MB Cache Tray C
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2024 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 84 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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