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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 2501 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 43% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-4790S - 478 vs 335 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i7-4790S - $258.0 vs $274.5
- Up to 34% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-4790S - $0.54 vs $0.82 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790S - 16 vs 8 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-4790S Processor (8M Cache, 3.2 GHz) BX80646I74790S
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Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
478
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$258
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790S | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790S or Core i7-11700K
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
372 FPS
$8.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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370 FPS
$7.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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325 FPS
$10.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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