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Core i7-4790K vs Core i7-2700K

Core i7-4790K vs Core i7-2700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i7-2700K

3.5 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-2700K Logo
Intel Core i7-2700K CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 8M 95W LGA1155

Buy for $87.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 96 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-2700K

3.5 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-2700K Logo
Intel Core i7-2700K CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 8M 95W LGA1155

Buy for $87.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 96 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 920 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2700K.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K

  • Performs up to 23% better in Starfield than Core i7-2700K - 58 vs 47 FPS
  • Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 88 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K

  • Up to 38% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $87.99 vs $140.97
This is a free version of Starfield.
Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

58

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$140.97

62%

FPS Winner

Core i7 Quad-core i7-4790K 4GHz Desktop Processor

Buy for $140.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 98 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-2700K Logo
Core i7-2700K

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011


FPS

47

81.03448275862068%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$87.99

100%

Intel Core i7-2700K CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 8M 95W LGA1155

Buy for $87.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 96 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Intel Core i7-2700K Logo
Core i7-2700K

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1387

100%

Multi-Core

4394

100%

Intel Core i7-2700K Logo
Core i7-2700K

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011


Single-Core

664

47.873107426099494%

Multi-Core

2264

51.524806554392356%

Intel Core i7-4790K

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Intel Core i7-2700K

May 1st, 2014
Release DateOct 24th, 2011
Core i7CollectionCore i7
HaswellCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
8Threads8
4.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.9 GHz
88 W
TDP95 W
22 nm
Process Size32 nm
40.0x
Multiplier35.0x
Intel HD 4600Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 3000
YesOverclockableYes

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