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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6850K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6850K is 761 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- 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
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 0% better in Rocket League than Core i7-4790 - 709 vs 707 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $115.0 vs $135.0
- Up to 16% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i7-4790 - $0.16 vs $0.19 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 12 vs 8 threads
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
709
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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