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Core i9-8950HK vs Core i7-4790

Core i9-8950HK vs Core i7-4790: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-8950HK outperforms Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-8950HK is 1432 days newer than Core i7-4790.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-8950HK

  • Performs up to 2% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-4790 - 218 vs 214 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 12 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i9-8950HK Logo
Core i9-8950HK

Mobile • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

218

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

214

98%

Value, $/FPS

$0.63/FPS

100%

Price, $

$135

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790

Buy for $135 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i9-8950HK Logo
Core i9-8950HK

Mobile • Apr 2nd, 2018

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-8950HK Logo
Core i9-8950HK

Mobile • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1362

100%

Multi-Core

4890

100%

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1221

89%

Multi-Core

3852

78%

Intel Core i9-8950HK Logo

Intel Core i9-8950HK

vs
Intel Core i7-4790 Logo

Intel Core i7-4790

Apr 2nd, 2018
Release DateMay 1st, 2014
Core i9CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameHaswell
Intel BGA 1440SocketIntel Socket 1150
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
Not AvailableTDP84 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
37.0x
Multiplier36.0x
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4600
Yes
OverclockableNo

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