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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900 is 1808 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $274.5 vs $339.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i9-9900 - $1.6 vs $1.86 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 6% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-4790S - 182 vs 172 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790S - 16 vs 8 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
FPS
172
94%
Value, $/FPS
$1.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$274.5
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790S Processor (8M Cache, 3.2 GHz) BX80646I74790S
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Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790S | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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