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$274.5
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 1622 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $274.5 vs $405.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-9900K - $1.28 vs $1.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-4790S - 219 vs 215 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790S - 16 vs 8 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
FPS
215
98%
Value, $/FPS
$1.28/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 i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790S | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790S or Core i9-9900K
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
116 FPS
$40.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$4,699.99
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90 FPS
$43.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
In Stock
99 FPS
$40.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,999
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