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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $350
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900F is 2191 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 17% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-4790K - 116 vs 99 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $136.97 vs $222.99
- Up to 28% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-10900F - $1.38 vs $1.92 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
116
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.92/FPS
71.875%
Price, $
$222.99
61%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
99
85.34482758620689%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$136.97
100%
Value Winner
Core i7 Quad-core i7-4790K 4GHz Desktop Processor
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In Stock
Updated 71 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1387
82.75656324582339%
Multi-Core
4394
52.14811298362212%
Intel Core i9-10900F | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 88 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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