Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 84 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM\x09 i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel Core i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 73.42

Overall Rank: 1353

Last Price Change: $99.00 USD (2024-05-16)

Average CPU Mark

7268

Single Thread Rating: 2234
Samples: 13277*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,008
Thread: 2,282

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	26,156 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	13,126 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	32 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,967 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,028 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	109,658 KBytes/Sec
Physics	499 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,832 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,234 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$135.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$79.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Lenovo ThinkStation P300 Small Form Factor Workstation - 1 x Intel Core i7 i7-4790 3.60 GHz 30AK001XUS	$2099.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 9020 Desktop Computer (OP90209571BLK)	$249.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7020 Desktop Computers PC with New 24 inch Koorui Monitor Bundle,i7-4790 32GB Ram 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD+128GB SSD,AC7260 Built-in WiFi Ready,Dual Monitor Support,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed	$359.89 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7020 Desktop Computers PC with New 24 inch Koorui Monitor Bundle,i7-4790 16GB Ram 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD+128GB SSD,AC7260 Built-in WIFI Ready,Dual Monitor Support,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed）	$309.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 9020 Mini Tower Desktop i7 i7-4790 Quad-Core 16GB RAM 2TB Hard Drive 1G AMD Radeon HD 8490 16X DVD +/- RW Windows 7 Professional (Includes Windows 8.1 Pro license)	$288.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,326
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,378
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,186
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,630
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,765
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,475
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		7,268

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.49
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.82
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.97
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.89
Intel Core i9-13900K		120.18
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		73.42
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.87
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,171
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		2,234

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2100970 - May 14 2024		5295
BL2100706 - May 14 2024		7530
BL2100416 - May 14 2024		7104
BL2100196 - May 13 2024		7074
BL2100146 - May 13 2024 [Excluded]		3939

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz
As of 17th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		7,268
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-4790		7,747 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		7,125 (-2.0%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,760 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,525 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		8,928 (+22.8%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		8,093 (+11.3%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		8,661 (+19.2%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		8,658 (+19.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i7-4790		7,135 (-1.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,764 (-6.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,294 (-13.4%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,205 (-14.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,627
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,269
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,556
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,149
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,520
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		1,165

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CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

Pricing History

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